Publisher Description

You use your cell phone every day but how does it actually work Max Axiom has the answers. Join Max as he explores the science and engineering behind cell phone technology.

Author Biography

Tammy Enz holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in journalism and mass communications. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and has written dozens of books on science and engineering topics for young people. Joe has illustrated for Marvel and DC Comics, and has the distinction of penciling the most #1 issues featuring SPIDER-MAN and/or the Spider-Man family. Joe and the Pop Art Properties Studio also work in the fields of commercial illustration, intellectual property design and storyboards for Animation and Video Games. Clients have included MTV, Capstone, Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sony, PBS, The Amazing Kreskin and Activision. He is the co-creator and illustrator of the FABIEN COUSTEAU EXPEDITIONS, a graphic novel series released in 2019. Joe's publishing company, Astronaut Ink, highlights his own creator-owned properties BOLD BLOOD, MEGAHURTZ(R) and most recently NEW ZODIAX. Websites

Table of Contents

A dynamic device -- The invisible life of a cell pone -- Putting it all together -- Making the call.

Review

...[in] a dynamic graphic-novel format, superhero scientist Max Axiom presents a simplified description of the science and technology behind cell phones and other radio devices, including the insides of a phone, the sending and receiving of radio waves, and the cellular grid system that transmits signals.-- "Horn Book, Nonfiction Notes"
Max Axiom, super scientist and Laurence Fishburne lookalike, returns to explain more modern-tech wonders in this fresh set of graphic novel-style episodes. . . .students with writing assignments will get plenty of help from the lucid explanations, clearly labeled diagrams, and end matter, which includes additional facts and critical-thinking questions.-- "School Library Journal"

Review Quote

Max Axiom, super scientist and Laurence Fishburne lookalike, returns to explain more modern-tech wonders in this fresh set of graphic novel-style episodes. . . .students with writing assignments will get plenty of help from the lucid explanations, clearly labeled diagrams, and end matter, which includes additional facts and critical-thinking questions.

Feature

Discussion Questions, Fact box(es), Full color, Glossary, Heading(s)/Subheading(s), Illustration(s)/Drawing(s), Index, More Resources/Suggestions for Further Reading, Pronunciation Guide, Safe websites at FactHound.com, Table of Contents

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