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Scientists and inventors
Scientists and Inventors traces the stories behind the world's great discoveries - from invention of the wheel to the splitting of the atom. Stunning Discovery artwork shows scientists in action, performing experiments that led to some of the brilliant inventions throughout history. Includes a unique eight-page gatefold showing the innovations that contributed to car designs of today.
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- 0721418406
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- 38 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- People
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- 925 CLA
The Usborne book of scientists
Offers brief profiles of scientists from ancient times to the present day, including lesser-known figures and women pioneers
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- 0590621807
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- 47 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- From archimedes to einstein
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- 925 REI
Rosie Revere, engineer
Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal--to fly--Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt's dream come true. But when her contraption doesn't fl y but rather hovers for a mo…
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- 9781419708459
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- B
The trouble with dad
Dad is an inventor. He drives Mum mad! But one day Dad's robots go on TV and things are never the same again.
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- 9780006627340
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- C
Inventions & great ideas
There are so many inventions that we use every day, and yet we probably never think about why or when they were created. In this book you will learn all about the everyday inventions we use and even about some wacky inventions that you'll probably never see!
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- 0439202132
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- 53 pages: illustration ; 17 cm
- Series Title
- Know it all
- Call Number
- 608 DEP
The new way things work
The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through …
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- 9780395938478
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- 400 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 621 MAC
I wonder why zips have teeth and other questions about inventions
"What did people use before they had refrigerators?" and "Where do inventors get their ideas?" are some of the questions answered in this intriguing look at inventions.
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- 9780753405253
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- I wonder why
- Call Number
- 608 TAY
Mrs. Armitage on wheels
Mrs Armitage sets off for a quiet cycle with her faithful dog, Breakspear, but she just can't help thinking of ways to improve her bicycle. Before very long she has added three very loud horns, a bucket of water to wash her hands, a complete tool kit. And by the time she has also added a seat for Breakspear, two umbrellas, a cassette player and a mouth-organ, Mrs Armitage is riding a very eye-c…
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- 0006633943
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- F70
Inventions
Why was the invention of the wheel so important? Who invented the flushing toilet? This guide will get your brain buzzing with the full range of different human inventions that have helped to shape the world we live in today, from the earliest primitive tools to advanced plastic fibres.
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- 0751364894
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- 608 BEN
If .. : a mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers
"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basi…
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- 9781894786348
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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