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Inventions & Discoveries (English)
Inventions are unique or novel devices, methods, compositions, or processes that may improve upon machines or new processes for creating objects or results. Discoveries, which are defined as observing or finding things unknown, were limited to scientific discoveries for the collection, rather than explorations. The collection may be used to support programming for Science and Technology to Entrepreneurship.
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This collection contains: 17 books
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Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II (Young Readers Edition) (English)
In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City , Code Girls is the amazing true...
Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life (English)
"The writing sings" says Publisher's Weekly in this "inspiring autobiography." Dr. Mae Jemison,...
Intellectual Property: a Very Short Introduction (English)
We all create intellectual property. We all use intellectual property. Intellectual property is...
Lab Girl (English)
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER NATIONAL BESTSELLER Geobiologist Hope Jahren has spent...
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (English)
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (English)
Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave William...
The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution (English)
Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of...
The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World (English)
Mary Anning was only twelve years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton—of...
The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science (English)
The historian and author of Lillian Gilbreth examines the "Great Man" myth of science with...
The Model T: A Centennial History (English)
"I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small...
The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The Story of the Penicillin Miracle (English)
"Admirable, superbly researched . . . perhaps the most exciting tale of science since the apple...
The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention (English)
Hardly a week passes without some high-profile court case that features intellectual property at...
The Robot: The Life Story of a Technology (English)
Robots fascinate us, and they have become increasingly important in post-World War II industry and...
They All Laughed...: From Light Bulbs to Lasers - The Fascinating Stories Behind the Great Inventions That Have Changed Our Lives (English)
An enlightening and fun look at scientific discoveries and the often wacky and accidental ways in...
To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight (English)
James Tobin, award-winning author of Ernie Pyle's War and The Man He Became , has penned the...
Where Wizards Stay up Late: The Origins of the Internet (English)
Twenty five years ago, it didn't exist. Today, twenty million people worldwide are surfing the...
