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Did you know that President Thomas Jefferson used a copier? Or that one of the world's fastest computers is the size of a two-story house? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind technology inventions you use every day. From the teenager who first imagined the television to a $900 smartphone named Simon, you'll find out how we got the technological wonders that help us connect, create, and keep up.
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Describes the inventions created by the peoples of Africa in hunting, agriculture, architecture, metalwork, medicine, the arts, and other fields, and how they have spread through the world and continue to fit into modern African civilization.
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Do you know what happened when a kid forgot his glass of soda with a stir stick in it outside on a freezing cold night? Popsicles were invented! And did you know ancient people loved to chew on gum, just like we do? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the guy who thought white-flour snacks were evil so he invented graham crackers to the evolution of ketchup, you'll be amazed how we got the food inventions...
9) Invention
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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 color wall chart.
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Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
10) Connections 2
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5 videodiscs (92 min. each) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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James Burke back tracks the fascinating links between technological invention, social history, economics, and, well, everything.--Container.
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2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Could engineering secretly be an exciting, creative, heroic realm where the optimists of today are creating the life-saving, world-altering marvels that will make for a safer, more connected, more equal and even more awe-inspiring tomorrow.
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ix, 306 pages ; 25 cm
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Libertarian author Woods sets the record straight with a provocative look at the hidden truths about our nation's history--the ones that have been buried because they're too politically incorrect to discuss. Woods draws on real scholarship--as opposed to the myths, platitudes, and slogans so many other "history" books are based on--to ask and answer tough questions about American history. Woods's eye-opening exploration reveals how much has been whitewashed...
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Jigsaw Jones mystery volume super special 2
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In the midst of their inventions unit at school, Eddie Becker's ingenious moneymaking plan is stolen, prompting Jigsaw to create a spying gadget to solve the mystery.
15) Sky jumpers
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Sky jumpers volume 1
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275 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
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"Twelve-year-old Hope lives in a post World War III town called White Rock where everyone must participate in Inventions Day, though Hope's inventions always fail. Her unique skill set comes in hand when a group of bandits invades the town"--
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Is America one nation under God? Christian nationalists assert that the US was founded on Judeo-Christian principles -- but is this true? Andrew L. Seidel, an attorney at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, answers this persistent question once and for all, comparing the Ten Commandments to the Constitution and contrasting biblical doctrine with America's founding philosophy. This persuasively argued and fascinating book proves that Christian nationalism...
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Frankie Sparks third-grade inventor volume 1
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Frankie Sparks, the self-proclaimed "best inventor in the third grade," does research and creates a tool to try to persuade her classmates that a rat would make the best class pet.
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