Science Tales
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Author |
: Darryl Cunningham |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2019-05-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1912408546 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781912408542 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Science Tales by : Darryl Cunningham
A graphic milestone of investigative reporting, Science Tales takes on controversies surrounding climate change, electro-convulsive therapy, the moon landing, the MMR vaccine, homeopathy, chiropractic, evolution and science denialism. Thouroughly researched and sourced, Cunningham's clear narrative, graphic lines and photographic illustration explain complicated and controversial issues with deceptive ease and wit. Science Tales decodes the myths and lies that have shaped some of the most fiercely-debated issues of the past fifty years.
Author |
: Rick Beyer |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 230 |
Release |
: 2009-11-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780061626968 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0061626961 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Greatest Science Stories Never Told by : Rick Beyer
100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy Meet the angry undertaker who gave us the push-button phone. Discover how modesty led to the invention of the stethoscope. Find out why Albert Einstein patented a refrigerator. Learn how a train full of trumpeters made science history. Did you know about: The frustrated fashion designer who created the space suit? The gun-toting newspaperman who invented the parking meter? The midnight dreams that led to a Nobel Prize? They're so good, you can't read just one!
Author |
: Darryl Cunningham |
Publisher |
: Myriad Editions (US&CA) |
Total Pages |
: 209 |
Release |
: 2013-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781908434623 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1908434627 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Science Tales by : Darryl Cunningham
Previously published as How to Fake a Moon Landing, and nominated for the Great Graphic Novels for Teens List from Young Adult Library Services Association, this new edition has been updated to include a clinical exposé of frackingA graphic milestone of investigative reporting, Cunningham's essays explode the lies, hoaxes, and scams of popular science, debunking media myths and decoding some of today's most fiercely-debated issues: climate change, electroconvulsive therapy, the moon landing, the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine, homeopathy, chiropractic, evolution, science denialism, and, new for this edition, fracking. Thoroughly researched and sourced, Cunningham's clear narrative, graphic lines, and photographic illustration explain complicated and controversial issues with deceptive ease.
Author |
: Edwin Sidney Hartland |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 398 |
Release |
: 1891 |
ISBN-10 |
: BNC:1001179593 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Science of Fairy Tales by : Edwin Sidney Hartland
Author |
: Melanie Keene |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 250 |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199662654 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199662657 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Science in Wonderland by : Melanie Keene
Presents a new perspective on Victorian scientific discoveries and inventions; includes a range of Victorian scientific fairy-tales and stories; looks at why fairies and their tales were chosen as an appropriate new form for capturing and presenting scientific and technological knowledge to young audiences; examines a range of scientific subjects, from palaeontology to entomology to astronomy.--Provided by publisher.
Author |
: Kitty Ferguson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1454918071 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781454918073 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lost Science by : Kitty Ferguson
Popular science writer Kitty Ferguson investigates little-explored byroads in the history of science, from Kepler's nearly disastrous venture into science fiction to a twentieth-century experiment involving cats and rocket fuel. She introduces long-forgotten discoverers and takes us on astounding adventures with the likes of Jesuit astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest, who invented the first automobile and won a bizarre astronomy competition in seventeenth-century China against his former torturer.
Author |
: Robert Silverberg |
Publisher |
: BBS Publishing Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 552 |
Release |
: 1985 |
ISBN-10 |
: PSU:000013299002 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Great Tales of Science Fiction by : Robert Silverberg
A collection of science fiction tales features the writing of Jules Verne, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Theodore Sturgeon, Ursula K. LeGuin, Julian Huxley, Rudyard Kipling, Fritz Leiber, Murray Leinster, and others.
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 52 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9810818939 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789810818937 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Science Fiction Tales by :
Author |
: Jules Verne |
Publisher |
: e-artnow |
Total Pages |
: 2176 |
Release |
: 2017-10-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9788027223343 |
ISBN-13 |
: 8027223342 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Incredible Science Fiction Tales of Jules Verne (Illustrated Edition) by : Jules Verne
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Incredible Science Fiction Tales of Jules Verne (Illustrated Edition)" This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Journey to the Centre of the Earth The Mysterious Island From the Earth to the Moon Around the Moon (A Sequel to From the Earth to the Moon) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Doctor Ox's Experiment or, A Fantasy of Dr Ox Hector Servadec or, Off on a Comet The Steam House An Express of the Future The Purchase of the North Pole or, Topsy-Turvy Robur the Conqueror, or The Clipper of the Clouds The Master of the World (A Sequel to Robur the Conqueror) The Castle of the Carpathians In The Year 2889 Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time. Verne wrote about undersea, air, and space travel long before any navigable or practical craft were invented.
Author |
: Stephanie Bearce |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 2021-09-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000490152 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000490157 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Twisted True Tales From Science by : Stephanie Bearce
Ground-up mummy bones, leeches sucking human blood, and a breakfast of dried mouse paste. It sounds like a horror movie, but those were actual medicines prescribed by early doctors. Medical students studied anatomy on bodies stolen from graves and had to operate on people while they were awake. Learn about the medicines that came from poison and doctors who experimented on themselves and their families. It's a twisted tale of medical mayhem, but it's all true! Ages 9-12