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Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
255 pages 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Was Cleopatra the last Egyptian pharaoh? Can you really make diamonds out of tequila? Is the platypus actually poisonous? Think you can spot the fake? Get your bullsh*t radar warmed up, because each entry in Spot the Bullsh*t hides one well-crafted fib among a pair of unbelievable truths. And it's up to you to figure out what's fascinating and what's full of sh*t in science, history, pop culture and more. A flip of the page reveals whether you're...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A structural engineer examines the seven most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world"--
"Some of humanity's mightiest engineering achievements are small in scale--and, without them, the complex machinery on which our modern world runs would not exist. In Nuts and Bolts, structural engineer Roma Agrawal examines seven of these extraordinary elements: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the magnet, the lens, the string,...
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 714
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This lively Very Short Introduction reviews the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing, critically examining received perceptions and providing a fresh look at the nature and development of the modern electronic computer." -- Amazon.com description.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Planet Earth is in the Milky Way Galaxy, the cloudy band of light that stretches clear across the night sky. How many galaxies are there in the universe? For years astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the universe. Now we know that there are billions of them. Gail Gibbons takes the reader on a journey light-years away.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xxxii, 742 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of 116 plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, facsimiles (some color) : 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book offers the first full account of Harriet Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. It details how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. It also recounts the story of enslaved families living in bondage and fighting for their freedom, using their own distinct and individual voices. The book uses more than 175 US Civil War pension files of the...
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of acclaimed popular-science bestsellers such as Atlas Obscura, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry, The Way Things Work, What If?, and Undeniable, the co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, yet fascinating STEM topics. For 20 years, Nerd Nite has delivered to live audiences around the world, the most interesting, fun, and informative presentations about science, history, the...
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
351 pages : color illustrations ; 30 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A richly illustrated survey celebrating humankind's enduring relationship with the garden, explored throughout art, science, history, and culture. Garden takes readers on a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers have found inspiration in gardens and horticulture throughout history. With more than 300 entries, this comprehensive and stunning visual survey showcases the diversity of the garden from...
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