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1) The big bang
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Explains how scientists' observations of the stars led to the development of the big bang theory, a theory of how our universe was formed.
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For hundreds of years, people found the fossils of ancient sea creatures at the tops of tall mountains. Scientists puzzled over this problem. A fish couldn't have swum up a mountain. And how could rocks on a mountain move up from the bottom of a sea? Geologists finally found the answers they needed in the 1960s, when they developed the theory of plate tectonics. This theory revolutionized our understanding of the earth. Plate tectonics explains how...
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What is matter made of? Scientists have been trying to answer this question for thousands of years. The concept of the atom-the tiniest fragment of a substance that still retains the characteristics of that substance-goes back to the Greek philosopher Leucippus, who lived in about 450 b.c. In the mid-1600s, Robert Boyle provided experimental evidence that atoms did, indeed, exist. And in 1897, British physicist Joseph John Thomson discovered the first...
4) Cell biology
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What are cells made of? Biologists have been studying cells since the mid-1600s, when Robert Hooke viewed a slice of cork through a microscope and coined the word "cell" to describe the walled-in spaces he saw. Most cells are invisible to the naked eye. Yet they carry out the many complex processes that make life possible. As microscopes have improved, scientists have learned more and more about cells and their organelles-the structures within cells....
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Since prehistoric times, people have been fascinated by electricity and magnetism. Ancient people marveled at the auroras-streaks of colored light that appear in the night sky near the poles. They wondered about the ability of materials such as amber and magnetite rock to attract or repel other objects. Many people believed magic was behind these phenomena. Then, in the 1600s, scientists began to lift the fog of superstition. Electricity and magnetism...
7) Hybrid cars
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"Describes the invention and development of hybrid cars. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.
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Great idea volume 1
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A biography of George Eastman--the inventor of dry plates, film, and the Brownie camera.
9) Jaws of life
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"Describes the invention and development of the "Jaws of Life." Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.
10) LEGO toys
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"Describes the invention and development of LEGO toys. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.
11) Recycled tires
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"Describes the invention and development of recycled rubber tires. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.
13) YouTube
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"Describes the invention and development of YouTube. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.
15) The bionic hand
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"Explores the development and creation of the i-LIMB which is the first commercially available bionic hand"--Provided by publisher.
16) The Nexi robot
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"Nexi is one of a team of four small humanoid robots that have mobility, dexterity and 'social' communication skills"--Provided by publisher.
17) The seed vault
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"The seed vault in Norway houses plant seeds from around the world to be stored in the event that the plant needs to be re-introduced into the food supply"--Provided by publisher.
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"Throughout history, from the art of camouflage to the science of stealth technology, ways have been developed to hide objects and people. Today, scientists are building an "invisibility cloak" that makes objects and people underneath it seem to disappear"--Provided by publisher.
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