Booklist Review

Any innovation starts with a challenge, and these titles in the Engineering in Action series show how a variety of engineers help solve the world's problems. With a blend of informational text, fact boxes, profiles of engineers, and photographs of engineers in action, each book takes readers through the design process, from identifying a problem and brainstorming ideas to building a prototype and sharing the solution, with real-life examples along the way. Genetic Engineering discusses the controversial pros and cons of modifying DNA in plants, animals, and humans. Each volume identifies the relationship between scientists and engineers as well as the training, education, and working conditions associated with each kind of engineering. The books also include a detailed design challenge that takes students through the entire design process. They conclude with ongoing problems and possible engineering opportunities of the future, such as self-driving cars, plastic-producing bacteria, and air-cleaning trees. A fascinating and thoughtfully arranged presentation of modern engineering.--Leeper, Angela Copyright 2016 Booklist