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pro vyhledávání: '"YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Technology / General"'
Autor:
Allan B. Cobb
While nonmetals might not sound as intriguing as metals, this engaging title will reveal they are just as fascinating and essential–from hydrogen providing a basis for star formation to carbon allowing all life to exist on Earth! This exciting titl
Autor:
Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
Ancient societies built massive monuments, many of which still stand. How did ancient engineers and builders raise up the Great Wall of China or the Great Pyramids of Egypt? They often needed new materials and building techniques, both of which requi
Autor:
Christopher Cooper
Hearing sound is one thing, but understanding exactly how it works and what its properties are is another altogether. Answering questions concerning supersonic speed and breaking the sound barrier, how the human voice and ear work, and the age-old qu
Autor:
Christopher Cooper
Nuclear physics has many practical applications beyond warfare, including in the fields of nuclear medicine, materials engineering, geology, and archaeology. The history of nuclear physics is full of fascinating figures--Rutherford, Geiger, Bohr, Ein
Autor:
John O. E. Clark
Aligned to the science curriculum, this stimulating volume explores mechanics by examining measurement, mass and weight, falling objects, force and acceleration, stability and equilibrium, energy, vectors and scalars, work and power, loads and levers
Autor:
Christopher Cooper
Page after page, this title proves that the power of attraction is undeniable. Readers move beyond a simple fascination with the power of magnets to a clear understanding of the science behind magnetics. Natural magnets, Earth's magnetic field, and t
Autor:
John O. E. Clark
The world's greatest scientists have long puzzled over the nature of light. Its incredible speed, mysterious frequency, relationship to color, form of travel, and uncanny ability to reflect, refract, diffract, and be absorbed altogether make light th
Autor:
Cathleen Small
Choosing a career can be tough. There are so many options and choices available—how do you figure out what is right for you? This book takes students by the hand and helps them explore their interests, personality type, likes and dislikes, and hope
Autor:
Scientific American Editors
Through the use of smart technology—an integrated network of computers and telecommunication devices that collect a large amount of data to facilitate machine learning and artificial intelligence—urban areas have the opportunity to optimize publi
Autor:
Scientific American Editors
With the introduction of new technologies in the industrial era, warfare—along with most other areas of life—went through a major change. During the American Civil War and World War I, advances in transportation, communication, and weaponry chang