Picture books and young adult biographies can introduce kids to design-based thinking and engineering habits like creativity and persistence.

2. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays On Software Engineering By Frederick P. Brooks Jr. Most technology books published over 40 years ago are out of date.

Soheil Saraji, a University of Wyoming associate professor of energy and petroleum engineering, recently co-wrote a book examining blockchain technology and its applications in the energy industry.

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