Looks at the history of miniaturization, the development and future uses of micromachines, and the scientific, social, and ethical issues surrounding nanotechnology--the technique of building structures and machines from individual atoms and molecules
Discusses the formation, life, and destruction of stars and includes an imaginary spaceship ride through many galaxies to view the Milky Way and other star clusters.
This exploration of the universe begins with Earth and our solar system, continues outward to other systems and galaxies, and examines the universe's possible origins, its expansion, and its shape
Examines the possibilities of life existing in our solar system, focusing on Jupiter and its moons, and in other systems and presents the evidence and hypothoses put forward by scientists today
Discusses the role of DNA in the cell, inherited diseases, gene therapy, the use of bioengineering to design creatures with specific traits, and the issues of patenting genes and the privacy of individual genetic information