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25 produkter
Seven Wonders of Exploration Technology
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2010
747 kr
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In every age, science and technology have advanced human civilization. From architecture to engineering, medicine to transportation, humans have invented extraordinary wonders. Explorers long ago and today have used technology to navigate, travel farther, and understand more about the world around …
Seven Wonders of Space Technology
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2011
747 kr
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From earliest times, humans have looked to the sky in wonder, and their wonder and curiosity fueled science. Ancient peoples built enormous temples and monuments to observe the sun and track the movement of stars. And as scientific knowledge expanded, technologies grew more sophisticated. Each …
Meltdown!
The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy Future
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2012
665 kr
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Japan. March 11, 2011. 2:46 P.M. The biggest earthquake in Japan''s history—and one of the world''s five most powerful since 1900—devastated the Tohoku region, 320 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of Tokyo. It triggered a huge tsunami that left crippling damage in its wake. More than 13,000 people …
Big Bang Theory
Edwin Hubble and the Origins of the Universe
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2013
573 kr
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If learning about the origin of the universe wasn''t enticing enough, this title guides readers through the trials of its discovery by Edwin Hubble, after whom the Hubble space telescope is named. Chronicling Hubble’s early years at the University of Chicago, to his discovery of spiral nebulae, to …
Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2013
573 kr
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Disciplinary Core Ideas for biological evolution that include evidence of common ancestry and diversity, natural selection, and adaptation are concepts students need to grasp in Common Core State Standards. This volume explains Charles Darwin''s theory of evolution through natural selection while …
Johannes Kepler and the Three Laws of Planetary Motion
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2013
573 kr
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Johannes Kepler is a fascinating man who would revolutionize humanity''s conception of the cosmos and their place within it. He would replace the Ptolemaic system with his three laws that described the orbital motion of the planets around the Sun. This scientist''s work continues to inform and …
Laws of Genetics and Gregor Mendel
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2013
573 kr
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Widely regarded as the father of modern genetics, Austrian friar and scientist Gregor Mendel discovered that inherited traits do not blend together, as people once believed. By cultivating thousands of pea plants in his monastery garden and statistically analyzing the results, he was the first to …
Laws of Motion and Isaac Newton
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2013
561 kr
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One of the greatest scientific minds of the past 500 years, Sir Isaac Newton laid the groundwork for the theory of gravity and the laws of motion. This volume, dedicated to his life and work, goes beyond the biography of a great, and sometimes controversial, man. It also addresses the lives of …
Periodic Table of Elements and Dmitry Mendeleyev
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2013
556 kr
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Aligned to Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects, this volume helps students understand the central ideas of Mendeleyev''s periodic law. Mendeleyev''s major breakthrough was his arranging of the elements in sequence by atomic weight but recognizing that there were gaps where no elements had …
Sun-Centered Universe and Nicolaus Copernicus
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2013
573 kr
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Before Copernicus, educated people believed without a doubt that the sun and the planets traveled around Earth. Through his brilliant thinking and years of careful observation and documentation, Copernicus turned this idea on its head, making the astonishing assertion that Earth revolves around the …
Understanding Electrons
E-bok, 2015
524 kr
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Explore the history of the discovery and the properties of the electron, the negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits around an atom’s nucleus.
Understanding Neutrinos
E-bok, 2015
502 kr
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Explore the history of the discovery and the properties of the neutrino, one of the smallest subatomic particles.
Understanding Neutrons
E-bok, 2015
524 kr
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Explore the history of the discovery and the properties of the neutron, the subatomic particle that, with the proton, makes up an atom’s nucleus.
Understanding Photons
E-bok, 2015
536 kr
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Explore the history of the discovery and the properties of the photon, the particle that comprises light.
Understanding Protons
E-bok, 2015
536 kr
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Explore the history of the discovery and the properties of the proton, the positively charged subatomic particle that, with the neutron, makes up an atom’s nucleus.
Understanding Quarks
E-bok, 2015
519 kr
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Explore the history of the discovery and the properties of the quark, one of the most basic constituents of matter.
Understanding Higgs Bosons
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2015
536 kr
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Explore the history and the theoretical properties of Higgs Bosons, the exciting subatomic particles that have eluded scientists for years.
Understanding the Large Hadron Collider
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2015
524 kr
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Discover the engineering and science behind particle accelerators, the massive machines that smash the smallest atoms together to observe how they work.
Meltdown!
The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy Future
Av Fred Bortz
E-bok, 2017
162 kr
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Japan. March 11, 2011. 2:46 P.M. The biggest earthquake in Japan''s history—and one of the world''s five most powerful since 1900—devastated the Tohoku region, 320 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of Tokyo. It triggered a huge tsunami that left crippling damage in its wake. More than 13,000 people …
