Black Hole Chasers

Black Hole Chasers
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781250346872
ISBN-13 : 1250346878
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Hole Chasers by : Anna Crowley Redding

In Black Hole Chasers, award-winning investigative journalist Anna Crowley Redding presents the riveting true story of one of the most inspiring scientific breakthroughs of our lifetime—the Event Horizon Telescope team's reveal of the first image of a super massive black hole. In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Team unveiled the first ever image of a super massive black hole. This inspiring scientific breakthrough took years of hard work, innovative thinking, and a level of global cooperation never seen before. The challenge was immense. The goal was impossible. They would need a telescope as big as the earth itself. The technology simply didn’t exist. And yet, a multi-national team of scientists was able to show the world an image of something previously unseeable. Based off extensive research and hours interviews with many of the team's ground-breaking scientist, physicists, and mathematicians, Black Hole Chasers is a story of unique technological innovation and scientific breakthroughs, but more importantly, it's a story of human curiosity and triumph.

Black Hole Chasers

Black Hole Chasers
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Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 9781250622334
ISBN-13 : 1250622336
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Hole Chasers by : Anna Crowley Redding

In Black Hole Chasers, award-winning investigative journalist Anna Crowley Redding presents the riveting true story of one of the most inspiring scientific breakthroughs of our lifetime—the Event Horizon Telescope team's reveal of the first image of a super massive black hole. In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Team unveiled the first ever image of a super massive black hole. This inspiring scientific breakthrough took years of hard work, innovative thinking, and a level of global cooperation never seen before. The challenge was immense. The goal was impossible. They would need a telescope as big as the earth itself. The technology simply didn’t exist. And yet, a multi-national team of scientists was able to show the world an image of something previously unseeable. Based off extensive research and hours interviews with many of the team's ground-breaking scientist, physicists, and mathematicians, Black Hole Chasers is a story of unique technological innovation and scientific breakthroughs, but more importantly, it's a story of human curiosity and triumph.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 9781250313638
ISBN-13 : 1250313635
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Elon Musk by : Anna Crowley Redding

Elon Musk, visionary behind SpaceX and CEO of both the electric car company Tesla and the social media platform Twitter, is constantly generating headlines. But how did he get there? This riveting and beautifully designed YA biography shows how a once-bullied school boy became a figure the New York Times described as "arguably the most important and successful entrepreneur in the world." Online banking, reusable rockets, electric sports cars, improved solar power, colonizing Mars—Elon Musk is full of unique, daring, and highly-publicized ideas that he believes will help save the world. But behind his legendary drive and the mind-blowing headlines seen on CNN, Forbes, or The Wall Street Journal is the story of a bullied and beaten school boy who, through creativity and determination, decided to rewrite his narrative and find groundbreaking ways to make the world a better place. With the sense of fun and style that he has become so well-known for, of course. From hosting raves to pay for college to rewriting the rules on space travel, Elon Musk has always gone his own way, to either the dismay or admiration of the general public. And now, award-winning investigative journalist Anna Crowley Redding takes readers on a well-researched trip through Elon's life and accomplishments.

Google It

Google It
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781250148216
ISBN-13 : 1250148219
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Google It by : Anna Crowley Redding

Think. Invent. Organize. Share. Don't be evil. And change the world. Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea: They were going to organize the world's information. From that one deceptively simple goal, they created one of the most influential and innovative companies in the world. The word “google” has even entered our vocabulary as a verb. Now, find out the true history of Google—from its humble beginnings as a thesis project made out of “borrowed” hardware and discount toys through its revolution of the world's relationship with technology to a brief glimpse of where they might take us next. In Google It, award-winning investigative reporter Anna Crowley Redding shares an inspiring story of innovation, personal and intellectual bravery, and most importantly, of shooting for the moon in order to change the world.

I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived #12)

I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived #12)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 89
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ISBN-10 : 9780545658492
ISBN-13 : 0545658497
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived #12) by : Lauren Tarshis

A destructive force is about to hit the city of Joplin... Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Rays, he has to say yes! Dr. Rays is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin. Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn't heading toward Joplin, and wouldn't it be great to have a brave and exciting story of his own to tell Jeremy when he comes home? But when the tornado shifts direction, Dexter's bravery is about to get seriously tested...

Rescuing the Declaration of Independence

Rescuing the Declaration of Independence
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0062740326
ISBN-13 : 9780062740328
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Rescuing the Declaration of Independence by : Anna Crowley Redding

Today the Declaration of Independence is one of the United States' most heavily guarded treasures, but during the War of 1812 it would have been destroyed if not for one man whose story has nearly been forgotten by time.

The Gravity Tree: the True Story of a Tree That Inspired the World

The Gravity Tree: the True Story of a Tree That Inspired the World
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Publisher : Harper
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 0062967363
ISBN-13 : 9780062967367
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gravity Tree: the True Story of a Tree That Inspired the World by : Anna Crowley Redding

"Part scientific explanation, part biography, this nonfiction picture book explores the life of the fabled apple tree that inspired Newton's theory of Gravity-from a minor seed to a monumental icon that has inspired the world's greatest minds for over three and a half centuries"--

Courage Like Kate

Courage Like Kate
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Publisher : Random House Studio
Total Pages : 22
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ISBN-10 : 9780593373422
ISBN-13 : 0593373421
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Courage Like Kate by : Anna Crowley Redding

An inspiring and beautifully illustrated picture book biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old lighthouse keeper in the 19th century who saved the lives of twenty-three sailors. With an evocative text and stunning illustrations, travel back to the stormy, rocky shores of 19th century Connecticut and meet an unforgettable heroine-- at a time when girls were considered anything but. Fayerweather Island had seen blustery blizzards and rip-roaring tides, but it had never seen a pint-sized hurricane until Kate Moore claimed that tiny island as her own. Little Kate was supposed to be the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, but she thought of herself as Papa’s assistant. The thirty-three spiraling lighthouse stairs finally took a toll on Papa’s body, and so twelve-year-old Kate stepped up. Over the years, she kept the flame lit to guide ships to safety, listened for cries for help, and, time and again, pulled men to safety—twenty-three of them in all. At the age of forty-seven, Kate received word—she had been named the official lighthouse keeper of Fayerweather Island. This girl-power picture book introduces a small heroine, who, with her can-do attitude and incredible spirit, is sure to inspire.

Tracers in the Dark

Tracers in the Dark
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780385548106
ISBN-13 : 0385548109
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Tracers in the Dark by : Andy Greenberg

From the award-winning author of Sandworm comes the propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, exposing once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence. “I love the book… It reads like a thriller… These stories are amazing.” (Michael Lewis) Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely—whether in drug dealing, money laundering, or human trafficking—than their analog counterparts could have ever dreamed of. By transacting not in dollars or pounds but in currencies with anonymous ledgers, overseen by no government, beholden to no bankers, these black marketeers have sought to rob law enforcement of their chief method of cracking down on illicit finance: following the money. But what if the centerpiece of this dark economy held a secret, fatal flaw? What if their currency wasn’t so cryptic after all? An investigator using the right mixture of technical wizardry, financial forensics, and old-fashioned persistence could uncover an entire world of wrongdoing. Tracers in the Dark is a story of crime and pursuit unlike any other. With unprecedented access to the major players in federal law enforcement and private industry, veteran cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg tells an astonishing saga of criminal empires built and destroyed. He introduces an IRS agent with a defiant streak, a Bitcoin-tracing Danish entrepreneur, and a colorful ensemble of hardboiled agents and prosecutors as they delve deep into the crypto-underworld. The result is a thrilling, globe-spanning story of dirty cops, drug bazaars, trafficking rings, and the biggest takedown of an online narcotics market in the history of the Internet. Utterly of our time, Tracers in the Dark is a cat-and-mouse story and a tale of a technological one-upmanship. Filled with canny maneuvering and shocking twists, it answers a provocative question: How would some of the world’s most brazen criminals behave if they were sure they could never get caught?

Chased

Chased
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1541282442
ISBN-13 : 9781541282445
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Chased by : Hazel James

An emotional and powerful military romance that can be read as a standalone. Paige Landry I finally made it. I graduated nursing school, and I found the perfect job. Things were great until a tornado blew through the emergency room, turning my life upside down. I don't know if I can ever go back to the way things were before. Tornado survivors have a choice to rebuild, or pack up and move away. I'm twenty-two, and I know that one day I want the American dream: a husband, 2.5 kids and a white picket fence. But that's the thing with rebuilding. What happens when the next tornado hits? Will I be blown away again? DH Rhoads Adrenaline. It's fueled me since I was thirteen. It's what I discovered while chasing tornadoes across Oklahoma. It's what I craved on combat missions in helicopters in Afghanistan. It's what I lived for, until one day when everything changed. Now, adrenaline is my drug. It numbs me when the memories become too much to bear. It reminds me that I don't deserve a wife, 2.5 kids and a white picket fence. I've seen what tornadoes do to white picket fences. It's ugly. I'm the tornado. I've already destroyed one family. Don't chase me.