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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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"The nonfiction story of a team of women innovators, Jean Jennings Bartik, Kay McNulty Mauchly, and Betty Snyder Holberton, who programmed early computer ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)"--
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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English
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Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
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English
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Learn all about the life of Benjamin Franklin, from his childhood to his golden years.
Detailed tribute to the life and work of the Founding Father that augments parchment-style spreads with intricate artwork, engaging facts and evocative quotes.
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"Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."--
Shows Ben Franklin the "natural philosopher" (the term for scientists back in the 1700s), whose experiments led to important discoveries about the nature of electricity -- including his famous demonstration that electricity and lightning were one and the same.
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xvii, 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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English
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"A stunning and intimate biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, exclusive interviews with the legendary Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this remarkable biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of...
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127 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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English
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Presents a collection of the Founding Fathers famous quotes as culled from Poor Richards Almanack, his personal letters and other writings, and offers advice on subjects ranging from good citizenship and manners to friendship and happiness.
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127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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Explores the life of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of numerous devices, including the light bulb and the phonograph. Thomas Alva Edison helped to change the world through his inventions. Born in 1847, Edison showed an avid interest in anything mechanical, technical, or scientific at a young age. He began conducting experiments in his teens, and at the age of twenty-two, filed his first patent for a vote recorder. Although this first invention did...
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220 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Sixteen profiles of scientists who are changing the face of science and the future of Earth through their research"--
"Scientists who collect microbes from surfers' skin, who use radar sensors to gather data miles away, who combat inequality by pushing for cleaner air policies. Each with their own story, all working to make life better for future generations. Celebrated author Dana Alison Levy profiles 16 people, all studying different elements...
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