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Autor:
Don Herweck
From kinetic to heat, readers will explore energy, how it works, and the various kinds in this stimulating book! Fossil fuels, potential energy, nuclear energy, wind and wave energy, and recycling are some of the topics that are discussed through a v
Autor:
Colin A. Russell
Michael Faraday (1791-1867), the son of a blacksmith, described his education as'little more than the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic at a common day-school.'Yet from such basics, he became one of the most prolific and wide-ranging expe
Autor:
Dan Cooper
In 1938, at the age of 37, Enrico Fermi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. That same year he emigrated from Italy to the United States and, in the course of his experiments, discovered nuclear fission--a process which forms the basis of nuclear
Autor:
James MacLachlan
The scientific innovations of Galileo Galilei are pivotal to our understanding of the laws of the natural world. Drawing on his diverse studies in philosophy, mathematics, mechanics, music, astronomy, and engineering, Galileo developed revolutionary
Autor:
Noah Leatherland
Have you ever noticed that magnets only stick to your refrigerator because of their metal backing? That's called magnetism! In this volume, readers learn how magnetism works, from a magnet's north and south poles to the invisible magnetic fields arou
Autor:
Noah Leatherland
People do all sorts of pushing and pulling each day—from pulling their socks up in the morning to pushing a button to start their car. In this volume, the forces behind pushing and pulling are broken down for readers to grasp, as concepts of fricti
Autor:
Noah Leatherland
It takes skill and artistry to make music. It also takes science! Readers discover the physics behind how instruments make music in this creative and engaging introduction to basic elementary science concepts. The basics of sound waves and vibrations
Autor:
Noah Leatherland
When we talk about sounds, we often describe them as loud or quiet and high or low. However, there are scientific ways to measure sound, and readers learn about them in this insightful look at an important early science topic. Pitch, decibels, waves,
Autor:
Noah Leatherland
Sound waves allow sounds to travel to our ears, but did you know they can also be used to find things when it's too hard to see? Sonar is the use of sound waves to navigate, locate things, and measure distances—often underwater. Readers dive deep i