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The Scientists Behind the Environment. Robert Snedden
Teaches readers about several scientists in the field of environmental science.
Crime-Fighting Devices
This addition to the visually stimulating Sci-Hi series looks at the applications of science and new technologies to the field of cars & motorbikes and how they affect our lives. It looks at new materials, discoveries, and inventions and assesses their environmental impact.
Medical Technology
Describes new technologies in medicine such as advanced imaging techniques, artificial limbs, designer drugs, gene therapies, stem cells, and nanotech medicine that are helping people live longer and discusses future medical technology.
What Is an Insect?
Introduces the physical characteristics, life cycle, movement, egg-laying, and feeding of a variety of insects.
Yuck!
Youngsters will look at their homes in a whole new way after they've seen what really lurks in each room. This collection of larger-than-life photos takes an up-close look at common household stuff, such as specks of dust, bread mold and toilet paper. Cryptic clues help youngsters identify the magnified items on each spread but if the clues aren't enough, readers can lift the flaps to find the answers. Full color.
Problem Solved!
From early humans carving notches in bones to the discovery of quantum mechanics and chaos theory - mathematics has certainly come a long way. Fully illustrated and augmented with helpful timelines and diagrams, Problem Solved! explores some of history's greatest mathematical breakthroughs. Covering topics from Ancient Egyptian geometry to chaos theory, readers will learn about Euclid of Alexandria, Brahmagupta, Sir Isaac Newton, Alan Turing and more. Whether solving practical or abstract problems, these mathematicians have each sought to improve our lives, and have bought us to the world we know today. With each concept explained in easy-to-understand language, there's no need to be a calculus genius to marvel at these incredible feats of problem-solving brilliance.
The Medieval World
Covers the inventions and technology of Europeans living in medieval times and how their ideas influenced technology today.
The Scientists Behind the Environment
Part of a series which looks at scientists - men and women, historical and modern, from a range of cultures - who have made major advances and affected the way we live.
Great Breakthroughs in Medicine
Throughout history, medical science has been at the helm of human development, from Neanderthals stitching their wounds with bone needles to modern organ transplantation. Robert Snedden explores this fascinating subject, marking not a straightforward trajectory from primitive guesswork to sophisticated science but rather a winding narrative of twists and turns. Discover how 7th century Buddhist monks used vaccination techniques 1300 years before their accepted discovery, or how traces of antibiotics were detected in Roman skeletons. Other topics include: • Hippocrates and the four humors • Public health and sanitation • Progress made into the science of mental health • Medical genetics, including DNA, blood types and genetic engineering Full of useful timelines, fact boxes and eye-catching images, this full-color hardback provides an engaging introduction to this far-reaching subject. It presents some of the pioneers of medical discovery, including household names such as Leonardo di Vinci and Edward Jenner as well as lesser known figures such as Benjamin Jetsey and William Harvey. Discover the astounding breakthroughs of medical history which changed the world.
Tropical Grasslands
Describes the grasslands found in Africa and South America, including the plants and animals that thrive there.
