A basic introduction to the many ways in which police and detectives use science to fight crime, discussing video surveillance, burglar alarms, ballistics, autopsies, handwriting analysis, and other methods.
Discusses different kinds of machines, from digital thermometers and jet engines to elevators and microwave ovens, describing how they work and how they are used.
Discusses the development of various means of communication, from the printed word through telegraph and telephone to radio, television, and computers, examining the technology that has made communicating easier.
Describes different modes of transportation on the ground, in the air, and in the sea and explains the scientific laws that affect them and allow them to work.
Introduces the science of building construction, including a look at materials, blueprints, and design, and focuses on different types of structures that exist throughout the world.