Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of electrical engineering. Engaging text explores the global positioning system, solar power plants, and self-driving cars. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline.

Licensed to drive -- Electrical engineering -- Creating GPS -- GPS in action -- Harnessing the Sun's energy -- Solar challenges -- A robot driver -- Improving the driverless car -- Engineering the future.