Does that mean that people will one day be able to teleport? Figuring out how to do it wouldn’t be easy. After all, the human body is made up of trillions of atoms. Scientists would need to come up with a good way to measure and send all that information.
And that’s not the only challenge. What about a person’s memories, personality, likes and dislikes? Scientists would need to come up with a way to send that information, too.
There’s another big question scientists wonder about: If during teleportation, original atoms are destroyed and an exact copy is created, does that mean if you teleported, you’d become a clone of yourself? Would you still be you?
There are a lot of questions still to be answered in the science of teleportation. But one thing is clear. There will be lots of opportunities in the years ahead for new scientists to join in.
Acknowledgments
A great big THANK-YOU to my editors, Nancy Inteli and Cheryl Eissing; all the folks at HarperCollins, including production editor Emily Rader and designer Rick Farley; copy editor Jennifer Lattanzio Moles; and my agent, Jodi Reamer.
A huge HOORAY to my family, Scott, Anna, and Seamus.
And to my writing buddies—Liz, Emily, Ellen, Kim, Nancy, Ruth, Carmen, Kessa, April, Suz, Jennifer, Stephen, Mary, Tash, JoAnn, Deb, and Genny—the next round of cupcakes is on me.
About the Author
COURTESY OF BARBARA KERLEY
When she was a baby, BARBARA KERLEY shared nap time and her crib with a cat named Mrs. Hancock. Barbara now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Scott, and their dog, Seamus—who, she is pretty sure, understands everything she says. Barbara is the award-winning author of numerous books for kids, including The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, What to Do about Alice?, A Home for Mr. Emerson, and A Cool Drink of Water. You can learn more about her pets and her books at www.barbarakerley.com.
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FOLLOWING BAXTER. Text copyright © 2018 by Barbara Kerley. Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Gilbert Ford. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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COVER ART © 2018 BY GILBERT FORD
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943440
Digital Edition APRIL 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06-249980-6
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-249978-3
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