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(H/B) GENIUS INVENTIONS
Genius Inventions gives readers an unprecedented insight into the events, people and histories behind technological and scientific developments that have helped shape modern civilization. Discover the inspiration for some of the most important moments in the history of technology. An invention is rarely the brainchild of a single person, however brilliant, and the book includes timelines that explain the development of each creation and pays homage to some of the other great developments that came before and after. Beautifully illustrated...
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(P/B) THE ELEMENTS
The Compact Guide: The Elements is authoritative and accessible, with a sense of wonder about the way in which the material world works, thanks to the protons, neutrons and electrons that make up the atoms of the elements. Everything in the known Universe is made up of one of the 118 elements of the periodic table, and this is your definitive guide. Every element is featured, their vital statistics given, their main compounds and uses explored, and their fascinating histories told. Forged in the Big Bang, the elements and their resulting ...
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ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑ
Ένας πρωτότυπος και συναρπαστικός νέος οδηγός για την ενέργεια και τους τρόπους με τους οποίους ο άνθρωπος τη χρησιμοποιεί. Υπέροχες έγχρωμες φωτογραφίες του αυθεντικού εξοπλισμού των μεγάλων εφευρετών, πειράματα, πολύπλοκα επιστημονικά όργανα και τρισδιάστατα μοντέλα ζωντανεύουν τις ιδέες και τις απίστευτες ανακαλύψεις που άλλαξαν τη ζωή μας. ΔΕΙΤΕ τις πρώτες μπαταρίες, πώς γίνεται η φωτοσύνθεση στα φυτά, πώς το τηλέφωνο μετατρέπει την ανθρώπινη φωνή σε ηλεκτρονικά σήματα, τι συνέβη στη Μεγάλη Έκρηξη, ποιες είναι εναλλακτικές πηγές ενέργε...
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(P/B) 1001 INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Who invented lipstick? What is an EKG? What were flintnappers? How did the spinning jenny get its name? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in 1001 Inventions That Changed the World, an enthralling guide to some of the world's best-known technological advances. Authoritatively written by a team of historians, scientists, designers and anthropologists, this book is nothing less than a alternative history of the world - through invention. (from the publisher)...
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(P/B) THE SCIENCE OF... ALIENS
Are we alone? The idea of life existing elsewhere in the Universe has been put forward by philosophers since the time of Ancient Egypt. Today, through science fiction literature, films and television we have all had close encounters with aliens. Now The Science of Aliens examines the possibilities of alien life in outer space as well as presenting a close-up look at 'aliens' on earth. Based on an international interactive exhibition. The Science of Aliens is a combination of imagination and ground-breaking science in the quest for extrater...
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