Inteligencia artificial: computadoras y máquinas inteligentes (Artificial Intelligence: Clever Computers and Smart Machines)

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...

Help readers make a difference by encouraging them to learn about the various ways the environment needs our help and the things they can do to reduce their carbon footprint. Readers will learn about the effects of pollution, fossil fuels, renewable and non-renewable resources, deforestation, and recycling through interesting images and charts and informational text. This Spanish-translated nonfiction title features a glossary of terms and a list of helpful websites that encourages children to take part in helping the environment in many different ways.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

"Con más de 40 texturas y 120 palabras, este imaginario acompañará a los niños y niñas en su camino hacia el lenguaje. Colores, formas, números y contrarios, cuatro nociones fundamentales que podrán adquirir más fácilmente con esta propuesta pedagógica lúdica e interactiva."--Back cover.

Dentro de tu cabeza, el cerebro es como un director de orquesta. A partir de las órdenes que envía ¡podrás descubrir cómo funciona el cuerpo por dentro! ¡Levanta las solapas de esta guía visual con curiosidades y anécdotas para descubrir cómo trabaja el cuerpo POR DENTRO!