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satellite navigation 264 spacecraft 268–287
satellite phones 145, 261, 265 manned 272–275
satellites 255, 260–265, 282 robotic 284–287
Saturn 285, 287 space debris 266–267
Saturn V 269, 271 Space Launch System (SLS) 271
S-bend toilets 212 space probes 280, 281, 282, 284–287
scooters 91 Space Race 268, 283
screens, flexible electronic 65 SpaceShipOne 271
screw-cutting lathes 40 Space Shuttle 269, 271, 273, 278
scuba diving 113 space stations 276–277
scurvy 238 spacesuits 278, 279
sea clocks 110–111 space technology 282–283
searchlights 183 space telescopes 253, 255, 280
search robots 78 space tourists 275
sea travel 16–17 space walks 273
seed drills 44
spandex 65
INDEX selfies 147 spanners 41
spectacles 248
semaphore 127, 136
semiconductors 153, 181, 183
sewerage systems 212 spectroscopy 253
sphygmomanometers 229
sewing machines 218 spin dryers 193
sextants 110 Spinning Jenny 52
ships 16, 18–19, 104–111, 114–115 spinning wheels 25
signals, semaphore 127 spirit levels 41
Sikorsky, Igor 291 Sputnik 1 260, 268
silk industry 244, 290 spy satellites 262
refractor telescopes 252 skateboards 88–89 stagecoaches 15
refrigerators 196–197 Skylab 276 stamps, postage 166
remote control 61, 162 skyscrapers 48–49 staplers 72
remote-sensing satellites 261, 262, 282 sliced bread 199 stars 37, 252–259
renewable energy 58–59 smallpox 242, 243 statins 233
reusable rockets 269 smart bikes 85 steam engines 46, 52–53, 56, 106, 126–127,
Ritty, James 66, 291 smartphones 69, 145, 146–147, 205 128, 268
roads 102–103 smart refrigerators 197 steam hammers 41
road travel 14–15, 84–103 smart telescopes 253 steamships 108
Robonaut 78 smartwatches 141 steel 48–49
robot cleaners 201 smelting 9 Stephenson, George and Robert 127, 132–133
robotic probes 284–285 snacks 198–199 sterilization 237
robotic ships 109 snap fasteners 221 stethoscopes 228
robotic surgery 239 sneakers 218 stick charts, Polynesian 16
robots 76–81 soap 237 Stockton and Darlington Railway 126, 128
Rocket 127, 132 solar power 58, 184–185, 261, Stone Age 8
rockets 260, 268–271 283, 284 stone tools 8, 9
multistage 269 solar-powered boats 109 streaming 163
role-playing games 209 solar-powered planes 121
roller and sledge method 12 Solar System 284–287
Romans 15, 20, 21, 44, 58, 102, 104, sonar 111
198, 220 Sony Walkman 207
Röntgen, Wilhelm 224 Soyuz rockets 271
Roper, Sylvester 90 Soyuz spacecraft 274, 275
Rosetta probe 287 space 250–287
Roskosmos 280 space agencies 280–281
rotor blades 122 space blankets 282
round ships 19
Rubik’s cube 209

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safety bicycles 84
safety lamps 132
safety pins 220
safety razors 214
sailing ships 18–19, 104–105
Salyut space stations 276
satellite launchers 270, 281
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