{"product_id":"hidden-systems-isbn-9781984896049","title":"Hidden Systems","description":"\u003cb\u003eWe use water, electricity, and the internet every day--but how do they actually work? And what’s the plan to keep them running for years to come? This nonfiction science graphic novel takes readers on a journey from how the most essential systems were developed to how they are implemented in our world today and how they will be used in the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat was the first message sent over the internet? How much water does a single person use every day? How was the electric light invented?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor every utility we use each day, there’s a hidden history--a story of intrigue, drama, humor, and inequity. This graphic novel provides a guided tour through the science of the past--and reveals how the decisions people made while inventing and constructing early technology still affect the way people use it today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of art, maps, and diagrams, \u003ci\u003eHidden Systems\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful, humorous exploration of the history of science and what needs to be done now to change the future.\"\u003ci\u003eHidden Systems\u003c\/i\u003e is the book I’ll use to teach my kids how the internet works....\u003cb\u003eincredibly readable\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “\u003cb\u003eThe true power of comics is on display here\u003c\/b\u003e, with complex, difficult-to-comprehend structures presented both through a variety of metaphors and by placing those metaphors in context with simplified renditions of their real physical appearance.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Performs a \u003cb\u003evaluable service\u003c\/b\u003e.”— \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eA necessary introductory approach\u003c\/b\u003e to everyday systems that briefly interrogates the bias and inequalities imbedded within them.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Nott \u003c\/b\u003eis a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator living in Vermont. Dan’s short comics and illustrations for investigative journalism have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nib \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSpotlight PA\u003c\/i\u003e and in publications for WBUR and NJ Advance Media, among others. Dan graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies and was the lead writer and cartoonist for its free nationally distributed comic on US government called \u003ci\u003eThis Is What Democracy Looks Like.\u003c\/i\u003e Dan teaches classes on making comics and comics history. ","brand":"Random House Graphic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302514413797,"sku":"NP9781984896049","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781984896049.jpg?v=1767729021","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hidden-systems-isbn-9781984896049","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}