The Technology Book for Girls and Other Advanced Beings

Steve Pitt is a Toronto-based freelance writer and an award-winning journalist. He has written many young adult and children's books, including Day of the Flying Fox: The True Story of World War II Pilot Charley Fox.

When Gina is asked to write a science essay about “Advanced Technology
in Our Everyday Lives,” she realizes for the first time how much
advanced technology there is in her everyday life. At home, she
discovers that the television remote control, smoke alarms, and
garage-door opener all use infrared beams to do their work. When she
gets hungry, she notices that the microwave oven uses radio waves to
make popcorn. When she wants to relax, she discovers that both the CD
player in the stereo and the DVD player connected to the television use
laser beams to operate. In the family car, she discovers that fibre
optics light the instrument panel on the dash board.

Like its companion volumes, The Math Book for Girls and Other Beings
Who Count (2000), and The Science Book for Girls and Other Intelligent
Beings (1993), the aim of this book is to encourage girls to feel at
home in a field that is traditionally dominated by boys. Romanek does an
outstanding job of explaining advanced technology in jargon-free prose
without sounding condescending. Color illustrations and lots of photos
support the text. Any girl with an interest in science will definitely
enjoy this fascinating book, and don’t be surprised to see the boys
peeking over her shoulder. Highly recommended.