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Cosmic queries: StarTalk's guide to who we are, how we got here, and where we're going
By Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 2021
Neil deGrasse Tyson and physicist James Trefil explore the big questions that humanity has been posing for millennia--How did life…
begin? What is our place in the universe? Are we alone?--and provide answers based on the most current data, observations, and theoriesAstrophysicist and author of The Pluto Files (DB 69831) uses the construct of Merlin--an ancient visitor from the planet Omniscia…
in the Andromeda galaxy--to answer questions about human understanding of the universe. Topics covered include bodies in the solar system, scientific tools, and life beyond the Milky Way. 1989Scaly spotted feathered frilled: how do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?
By Catherine Thimmesh. 2013
The age of radiance: the epic rise and dramatic fall of the atomic era
By Craig Nelson. 2014
Author of Rocket Men (DB 69775) describes the rise and fall of the Atomic Age. Discusses pioneering physicists--including Bohr, the…
Curies, and Einstein--the development of weaponized atomic energy during World War II, and the use of nuclear power as part of the electrical grid. 2014Five billion years of solitude: the search for life among the stars
By Lee Billings. 2013
Journalist examines the growth of discoveries of exoplanets--planets that orbit stars other than the Sun--in the late twentieth and early…
twenty-first centuries and what it means for the identification of extraterrestrial life. Profiles astronomers and planetary scientists responsible for this batch of identified planets. 2013Faraday, Maxwell, and the electromagnetic field: how two men revolutionized physics
By Basil Mahon, Nancy Forbes. 2014
Examination of the lives of Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) and their contributions in the development of…
physics. Discusses Faraday's early life of poverty--and the challenges he faced because of his background--and Maxwell's ability to support Faraday's theories with mathematical formulas. 2014Newton's football: the science behind America's game
By Allen St. John, Ainissa G. Ramirez. 2013
Journalist St. John and engineer Ramirez examine the game of football and discuss the behavioral and mechanical science concepts behind…
it. The authors explore the notion that chaos theory--as explained to them by MacArthur Fellow Stephan Wolfram--is the underpinning for Cincinnati Bengals' coach Sam Wyche's no-huddle. 2013Theoretical physicist examines advances in brain research that once could only be imagined in science fiction. Explores possibilities such as…
connecting brains to computers to power exoskeletons for those with paralyzed limbs, learning new subjects through artificial memory, and constructing a "brain-net" to link minds across the world. Bestseller. 2014Journalist focuses on the experiences of the people working at NASA from the aftermath of the 1986 Challenger shuttle explosion…
to the July 2011 final shuttle flight. Interviews flight controllers, shuttle workers, and astronauts. Covers the 2003 loss of the Columbia. Includes foreword by astronaut Jerry Ross. 2013A grand complication: the race to build the world's most legendary watch
By Stacy Perman. 2013
Journalist explores the rivalry between financier Henry Graves Jr. and automobile magnate James Ward Packard to build and own the…
most remarkable watch in history. Graves and Packard spurred Swiss watchmaker Patek Phillipe to manufacture the Graves Supercomplication--the most complex mechanical watch ever created. Details early-twentieth-century watchmaking techniques. 2013That's No Dino!: Or Is It? What Makes a Dinosaur a Dinosaur
By Helaine Becker. 2021
A fun introduction to prehistoric creatures that are not dinosaurs, and why! Everyone knows what a dinosaur is, right? Well,…
maybe not. Dinosaurs are actually just one type of extinct animal from prehistoric times. So, what sets them apart? Here, readers are introduced to ten prehistoric animals. Each one looks like a dinosaur. But it's missing at least one key characteristic of all true dinosaurs. Animal by animal, each of those characteristics is added to a growing list, until, by the end of the book, readers know just what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur! A dinosaur by any other name is . . . not a dinosaur, of course!A universe from nothing: why there is something rather than nothing
By Lawrence M. Krauss, Lawrence Maxwell Krauss. 2012
Arizona State University cosmologist challenges belief in a divine creator and describes modern research in quantum mechanics that suggests the…
universe originated out of nothing--and could eventually return to that. Includes afterword by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, author of The Greatest Show on Earth (DB 70102). 2012Martian summer: robot arms, cowboy spacemen, and my 90 days with the Phoenix Mars Mission
By Andrew Kessler. 2011
Author recounts spending the summer of 2008 in mission control of the Phoenix Mars expedition with one hundred thirty scientists…
and engineers. Describes the team's discovery of ice on Mars, discusses the possibility of life on the planet, and addresses conspiracy stories about the mission's findings. 2011The ultimate dinopedia: the most complete dinosaur reference ever (National geographic kids)
By Franco Tempesta, Don Lessem. 2010
Guide provides information on nearly a hundred dinosaurs--what they ate (plants or meat), where they lived (from the Arctic to…
the jungle), ways they behaved (some climbed trees) and evolved, and even what color some of them were. Includes quick facts on hundreds of others. For grades 3-6. 2010Sex on the moon: the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history
By Ben Mezrich. 2011
Detailed account of college intern Thad Roberts's theft of moon rocks from NASA in 2002 and the FBI sting that…
snared him. Describes Roberts's sheltered upbringing, his estrangement from his parents, and his romance with a coworker that motivated the heist. Some strong language. 2011Provides facts about a variety of dinosaurs that lived in different environments, based on fossil discoveries and research. Describes each…
dinosaur's anatomy, diet, and living conditions in the ocean, the sky, or on land. Discusses renowned fossil sites and technological advances in studying prehistoric remains. For grades 4-7. 20102012 and the end of the world: the Western roots of the Maya apocalypse
By Matthew Restall, Amara Solari. 2011
Mayan scholars discuss the historical origins of the Mayan 2012 doomsday prediction. They identify the relevant ancient texts and images…
and explain what the artifacts represent. Authors argue that it is Western--not Mayan--civilization that contains a millenarian outlook. 2011How I killed Pluto and why it had it coming
By Mike Brown. 2010
Astronomer at the California Institute of Technology recounts his 2005 discovery of a tenth planet with an outdated Schmidt Telescope--an…
event that downgraded Pluto to a dwarf planet. Describes an astronomer's daily work and reminisces about the birth and growth of his daughter. 2010Physicist discusses research by more than three hundred scientists that is leading to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, computers, nanotechnology, space…
travel, medicine, energy, and more. Predicts the impact these advances will have on day-to-day life during the twenty-first century. Bestseller. 2011Voyager: seeking newer worlds in the third great age of discovery
By Stephen J. Pyne, Stephen J Pyne. 2010
Examines the Voyager space program's history, scientific impact, and legacy. Compares the mission with earlier terrestrial explorations and highlights contrasts:…
its unmanned nature and the lack of any native populations for it to encounter. Reports on people's reactions to the discoveries the two probes made while touring neighboring planets. 2010