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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Each topic is fully illustrated to support the information, make the facts crystal clear, and bring the science to life. A large central image explains the idea visually and each topic is summed up on a single page, helping children to quickly get up to speed and really understand how chemistry works. Information boxes explain the theory with the help of simple graphics and for further studying, a handy "Key Facts" box provides a simple summary you...
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Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Many of the most toxic materials on Earthfrom arsenic to plutoniumoccur naturally, but manufacturers have also used them in products such as paints, plumbing, pesticides, nuclear fuel, and weaponry. Without careful management, toxins can leach into groundwater or pollute our environment. Exposure to toxins leads to various cancers, impairment of the immune and reproductive systems, as well as cognitive problems. What can be done? Solutions include...
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Based on the popular Harvard University and edX course, Science and Cooking explores the scientific basis of why recipes work. The spectacular culinary creations of modern cuisine are the stuff of countless articles and social media feeds. But to a scientist they are also perfect pedagogical explorations into the basic scientific principles of cooking. In Science and Cooking, Harvard professors Michael Brenner, Pia Sorensen, and David Weitz bring...
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Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Learn how to make slime, fake tattoos, edible snot, and more! With 25 kid-friendly science experiments, and stunning full-color photographs, Kate the Chemist's big book of experiments, shows kids just how fun science can be. Experiments include step-by-step instructions, an ingredients list, supporting photos, a messiness factor rating, and a note from Kate about how each experiment works. Create future engineers, scientists, and inventors, and introduce...
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Bloomsbury sigma volume 45
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look at how elements are discovered, why they matter and where they will take us. The science of element discovery is a truly fascinating field, and is constantly rewriting the laws of chemistry and physics as we know them. Superheavy is the first book to take an in-depth look at how synthetic elements are discovered, why they matter and where they will take us. From the Cold War nuclear race to the present day, scientists have stretched...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Most Anticipated by The New York Times and The Washington Post• New York Times bestselling journalist's "masterful, bracing" (David Wallace-Wells) investigation exposes "through stellar reporting, artful storytelling and fascinating scientific explanations" (Naomi Klein) an explosive new understanding of heat and the impact that rising temperatures will have on our lives and on our planet. "Entertaining and thoroughly researched," (Al Gore), it...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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A tour of the scientific world of liquids is set on an overseas flight and explores the properties and power of examples ranging from molecules and rain to everyday beverages and ocean waves. By the author of Stuff Matters. 75,000 first printing.
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English
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"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these,...
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