This is the definitive collection of the twentieth-century’s most characteristic genre–science fiction. The tales are organized chronologically to give readers a sense of how the genre’s range, vitality, and literary quality have evolved over time. Each tale offers a unique vision, an altered reality, a universe all its own. Readers can sample H.G. Well’s 1903 story “The Land Ironclads” (which predicted the stalemate of trench warfare and the invention of the tank), Jack Williamson’s “The Metal
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A hands-on science museum, squeezed between the covers of a book. Tons of experiments are featured, and nearly all of them can be done right on the spot, using the magnifying lens, magnet, agar and other bound-in apparatus.
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Explorabook: A Kid’s Science Museum in a Book (Klutz) After three years of development, Klutz is proud to announce its long-awaited version of a science book. 100 jam-packed pages cover subjects from light waves to biology, magnetism to optical illusions. Bound into the book are a mirror, moire spinner, diffraction grating, Fresnel lens, and agar [...]
Famous men of science Famous men of science by Sarah Knowles Bolton. Learn about the works, discoveries, and lives of the various scientists that have paved the path for modern science today. Scientists such as Galileo, Issac Newton, Alexander von Humboldt, Humphry Davy, and many more.Famous men of science by Sarah Knowles Bolton. Learn about [...]
The Year’s Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2 A collection of the “best of the best” science fiction stories published in 2009 by current and emerging masters of the genre. In “Erosion,” by Ian Creasey, a man tests the limits of his exo-suit prior to leaving a dying Earth. In “As Women Fight,” by [...]
Electricity (DK Eyewitness Books) ISBN13: 9780756613884 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! After two centuries of research and experimentation, electricity has revolutionized the way we live and become an indispensable part of scientific progress. Eyewitness Electricity brings vividly to [...]
The 1960s’ Most Wanted(TM): The Top 10 Book of Hip Happenings, Swinging Sounds, and Out-of-Sight Oddities The 1960s was a decade of contrasts. It had the Summer of Love, but it also witnessed the assassinations of three American leaders. It fulfilled President Kennedy’s promise of successfully landing a man on the moon but also saw [...]