Chris Woodford
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses key concepts in biology, physics, chemistry, and other scientific fields, and includes fast fact boxes, images and diagrams, and information about key scientists and their work.
2) Gravity
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Language
English
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Gravity is everywhere. It is the force that keeps the earth orbiting around the sun. Yet, it has always been one of the most mysterious forces throughout human history. This book explores some of the scientists responsible for what we know about gravity and how this knowledge has impacted modern society.
3) Electricity
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English
Description
The quest to understand how electricity works has led to some of the most important discoveries and inventions of all time. Scientists have figured out how to harness the power of electricity on a very large scale in massive power plants and on a very tiny scale in computer circuits. This book includes geniuses, like Benjamin Franklin, Nikola Tesla, and Thomas Edison. Our modern ideas have been assembled over a long period as scientists built upon...
4) Light
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English
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Light fills our world with color and life. Without light, the world we are used to would not exist at all. Light aids in plant growth, plants then provide the food for animals to eat, thus beginning the food chain on Earth. In this way, light makes possible almost all of the life on our planet. Light is also increasingly important to people for other reasons. Modern telecommunications, including telephones and the Internet, rely on beams of laser...
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English
Description
Greek philosophers first hypothesized that matter was composed of atoms, but the theory would not resurface again until the late 17th century. The idea that that atoms joined to form structures called molecules first appeared in the 19th century and helped explain why gases, liquids, and solids behave differently from one another. In the 20th century subatomic particles were discovered-electrons, protons, and neutrons-and atomic structure was finally...
6) Energy
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses various aspects of energy, including the energy sources, energy waste, and the future of energy.
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
256 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Uses computer-generated images to explain how many devices and processes of modern technology work, covering such inventions as HDTV, game consoles, robot cars, helicopters, space probes, oil rigs, mass dampers, biometric id's, and tsunami alert systems.