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Award-winning author Don Brown explores computers and technology in book two of the Big Ideas series.
Machines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines. Included are fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad...
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BIG IDEAS That Changed the World volume 5
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Big Ideas That Changed the World series.
In 600 BCE, the Greek mathematician Thales observed a seemingly strange phenomenon: amber, when rubbed with a cloth, had the ability to attract lightweight objects like feathers, straw, and leaves. He had unknowingly discovered an electric charge. His experiments wouldn't be picked back up until about 2,000 years later, when another curious mind, inspired by the Greek word for amber (elektron), declared...
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BIG IDEAS That Changed the World volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Award-winning author Don Brown explores the history of democracy in the United States in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series
The Greek word democracy comes from demos (people) and kratos (rule)-meaning "the people hold power." In this timely graphic novel, acclaimed author-illustrator Don Brown explores the history of democracy-from civilization's beginnings as hunter-gatherers to the birth of monarchies and vast empires,...
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Big ideas that changed the world volume 5
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Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"From phone to lightbulbs to electric cars, electricity is something we can't live without! Breaking down concepts like atoms, current, and magnetism, acclaimed author-illustrator Don Brown demonstrates how our world became connected by electricty. Brown highlights key inventors and scientific breakthroughs, including Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment using a kite as a lightning rod (don't try it at home!), the dramatic rivalry behind the creation...
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A collection of the most inspiring and powerful letters of all time.
The written word has the power to inspire, astonish and entertain, as this collection of 100 letters that changed history will show. Ordered chronologically, the letters range from ink-inscribed tablets that vividly describe life in the Roman Empire to remarkable last wills and testaments, passionate outpourings of love and despair, and succinct notes with deadly consequences.
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Four words that changed the world, how is it possible that four little words could have such a cataclysmic and lasting effect upon the entire world? Not just humanity alone, but on everything, even all of creation. In this, his third book, Pastor Ken Reed contends that such an event has occurred.
Explaining, in some detail, the perpetual impact these four words are having on and in our daily lives. Along with this assertion, he also offers our only...
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From safety pins to steam engines to cell phones, the stories behind innovations that have transformed everyday lives.
We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about:
Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes,...
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Four words that changed the world, how is it possible that four little words could have such a cataclysmic and lasting effect upon the entire world? Not just humanity alone, but on everything, even all of creation. In this, his third book, Pastor Ken Reed contends that such an event has occurred. Explaining, in some detail, the perpetual impact these four words are having on and in our daily lives. Along with this assertion, he also offers our only...
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Arranged in chronological order from the early Greek mathematicians, Euclid and Archimedes through to present-day Nobel Prize winners, “100 Science Discoveries That Changed the World” charts the great breakthroughs in scientific understanding. Each entry describes the story of the research, the significance of the science and its impact on the scientific world. There is also a resume of each scientist's career along with their other achievements,...
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This epic naval history examines seven pivotal Mediterranean conflicts, from the Battle of Salamis in the fifth century BC to the Siege of Malta during WWII.
This book tells the story of the Mediterranean as a theater of war at sea. Historian Quentin Russell covers seven major battles or campaigns, each of which changed the balance of power and shape the course of history. Chronicling each battle in vivid detail, Russell also provides essential background,...
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From the Big Bang to Hiroshima, the incredible story of the most disastrous weapon ever invented
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 in the morning, an explosive charge of more than 15 kilotons fell on the city of Hiroshima. Tens of thousands of people were pulverized, and everything within four square miles was instantly destroyed. A deluge of flames and ash had just caused Japan's greatest trauma and changed the course of modern warfare and life on Earth...
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Changing the world. It's a concept that gets thrown around in political campaigns and Miss America pageants. But what does it really take to spark real change? In his book, Tales of the Taylor: Songs that Changed the World, Ethan D. Bryan shows us just what one person can do, as well as the truth of the saying: "A journey of one million miles begins with a single step." Join Ethan as he meets former KC Royals great Frank White, future leaders of America...
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Using the minimal facts every scholar accepts about Jesus, this book uniquely blends current New Testament thinking and research from the fields of psychology, neurology, and social sciences to argue that Jesus' physical resurrection from the dead is the most probable explanation for the appearance claims of the disciples and St. Paul.
The book shows that the disciples and St. Paul were in no position to invent the appearances, especially as Jesus...
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World-changers. Rebels. Rejecters of the status quo. Throughout history, Christians were never meant to have a safe faith. Highlighting people throughout the millennia, this book is a compilation of faith, facts, and art that celebrate the prayer lives of spiritual giants and invigorate your faith.
Dangerous Prayers is an inspiring collection of prayers from people who have changed the world. This four-color gift book features:
• the exploration...
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ChatGPT is a state-of-the-art language model that has transformed the way humans interact with technology. In this book, we explore the history of ChatGPT's development, from its early days as a small project to its current status as a global phenomenon.Through interviews with the creators and developers of ChatGPT, as well as with people who have been impacted by the technology, we gain insight into how this language model has revolutionized various...
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After the long winter of the Phoney War the invasion of the Low Countries and France by Hitler’s rampaging armies threw the World into crisis. Chamberlains Government fell, Churchill became Prime Minister. France was humiliated, the British Expeditionary Force was only saved by the miracle of Dunkirk but many men and huge amounts of equipment were lost to the Blitzkrieg. England trembled but the invasion never came.
Philip Warner graphically recounts...
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While there are many studies and commentaries on the book of Acts, few focus on the amazing achievement of the people found within its narrative. The first Christians chronicled in Acts turned the world upside down in the space of a generation. In this book Michael Green opens up the gripping story of Acts, highlighting the volcanic eruption of faith described there and comparing it to the often halfhearted Christianity of the modern Western world.
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Poor and: the word everyone takes for granted. So tiny, so common, so easily overlooked. Yet if it weren't for and, so much would fall apart! Who knew such a little word could make such a big difference?
When an array of opinionated shapes just can't find common ground, AND comes to the rescue. AND is the link that helps each pair of shapes overcome their differences, teaming up to create something entirely new. Bouncy rhyming text and colorful...
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“100 Documents That Changed the World” brings together the most important written agreements, declarations and statements in history. The documents included here have changed the course of history by rewriting laws, granting freedoms and laying out constitutions. But as well as official charters and presidential proclamations, there are also the hand-written documents that have gone on to shape the way we think, the scrawled notes that mark breakthroughs...