How Science Shapes Our World

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S M I T H S O N I A N SUPER SCIENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA AUTHORS JACK CHALLONER, DR. KAT DAY, HILARY LAMB, GEORGIA MILLS, BEA PERKS CONSULTANT JACK CHALLONER CONTENTS SCIENCE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES 6 FIELDS OF SCIENCE 8 LIVING AND WORKING 10 BUILDING AND CREATING 50 TRAVELING AND CONNECTING 86 HYDROPONICS 12 ECO BUILDINGS 52 ELECTRIC CARS 88 AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS 14 HOUSE INSULATION 54 MAGLEV TRAINS 92 NEUTRALIZING ACIDS 16 SUSPENSION BRIDGES 58 HOT AIR BALLOONS 94 MICROBES IN FOOD 18 CRANES 60 DRONES 96 GM…