Table of Contents Hello Emerging Tech Careers Aerospace Engineer Astronaut Astronomer Atmospheric Scientist Avionics Technician Public Relations Specialist Can You Imagine Glossary Index About the Author 4 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 31 32 32
Hello Emerging Tech Careers In the past In the present Groundbreaking inventions made life easier in many ways New technologies are changing the world in mind-boggling ways The future is yours to imagine WHAT COMES NEXT 4
Who would have thought Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1876 In 1879 Thomas Edison invented the first electric lightbulb The Wright brothers successfully flew the first airplane in 1903 And don’t forget Henry Ford He invented a way to make cars quicker and cheaper These brilliant inventors did things that people once thought were impossible To go from candles to electricity From horse-drawn carriages to automobiles and airplanes Wow The sky’s the limit Now technology is being used to do even more amazing things Take personal space travel for instance Forget going to the beach One day you may be able to vacation on Mars or take a sightseeing trip to the moon Private companies like SpaceX are already making the world say wow with impressive commercial rocket launches This book explores the people and professions behind personal space travel The idea that businesses and even individuals might one day blast off into space is adding an exciting new twist to careers like astronaut and aerospace engineer Read on to explore exciting possibilities for your future 5
