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Is there life on Mars?
Par Dennis B Fradin. 1999
Historical survey of theories about life on Mars, from ancient civilizations' perceptions to twentieth-century space exploration. Discusses evidence of canals…
and Percival Lowell's studies of them, discoveries made by the Mariner and Viking missions, and possibilities of future colonization by earthlings. Grades 5-8. 1999.IPad for seniors for dummies (For dummies)
Par Nancy Muir. 2012
Get the most out of the newest iPad and iOS 6 software with this fun and practical guide. Written in…
the friendly 'For Dummies' style, this helpful guide thoroughly explains iPad basics and then some. Discover easy-to-follow tips and advice on the latest iOS 6 features and popular favorites, such as the Siri virtual personal assistant, FaceTime, Facebook integration, Safari, photo and video editing, e-books, and more. 2012.iPhone 5 For Seniors For Dummies (--For dummies)
Par Nancy C Muir. 2012
Although it seems like everyone has an iPhone these days, it's not a given that you'll instantly know how to…
use one. This book clearly shows you how to use your iPhone, even if it's your first-ever smartphone. Make calls, send e-mail, read e-books, and discover the wonderful world of apps. 2012.Invisible: the dangerous allure of the unseen
Par Philip Ball. 2014
If offered the chance - by cloak, spell, or superpower - to be invisible, who wouldn’t want to give it…
a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeurism and the ability to conceal our own acts, but as desirable as it may seem, invisibility is also dangerous. It is not just an optical phenomenon, but a condition full of ethical questions. The story of invisibility is not so much a matter of how it might be achieved but of why we want it and what we would do with it. 2015, c2014.Ingenious: how Canadian innovators made the world smarter, smaller, kinder, safer, healthier, wealthier, and happier
Par David Johnston, Tom Jenkins. 2017
Successful innovation is always inspired by at least one of three forces--insight, necessity, and simple luck. This book moves through…
history to explore what circumstances, incidents, coincidences, and collaborations motivated each great Canadian idea, and what twist of fate then brought that idea into public acceptance. Also explores what goes on in the mind of an innovator, and maps the incredible spectrum of personalities that have struggled to improve the lot of their neighbours, their fellow citizens, and their species. Bestseller. 2017.In search of time: journeys along a curious dimension
Par Dan Falk. 2008
Explores the origins of calendar time, from primitive astronomical observatories to the precision clocks of today. Though the movement of…
the heavens provided the basis for years, months, days and even the seven-day week, it wasn't until the Catholic Church needed to date important events like Easter that reconciling the lunar and solar calendars became a major concern. Falk covers such topics as the vagaries of memory and the behaviour of birds at breakfast, concluding with modern speculations on black holes and the universe's future. 2008.In search of Schrödinger's cat: quantum physics and reality
Par John R Gribbin. 1984
Free culture: how big media uses technology and the law to lock down culture and control creativity
Par Lawrence Lessig. 2004
Looks at the legal and commercial trends that threaten to curb the creative potential of the Internet. All innovations are…
derived from a certain amount of "piracy" of preceding innovations, including technological breakthroughs in film, music, and television. Drawing on distinctions between piracy that benefits a single user and harms the owner, and piracy that is useful in advancing new content or new ways of doing business, Lessig strongly argues for a balance between the interests of the owner and broader society. 2004.Destroyer battles: epics of naval close combat
Par Robert Cecil Stern. 2008
This book recounts some of the most significant, spectacular or unusual actions in the history of destroyer warfare, from the…
first employment of torpedo craft during the Russo-Japanese War to the recent terrorist attack on USS Cole. With individual chapters devoted to each incident, each reflects a development in the tactics or technology, so taken as a whole the book amounts to an outline history of the destroyer. 2008.Digging for Troy: from Homer to Hisarlik
Par Jill Rubalcaba, Eric H Cline, Sarah S Brannen. 2011
After retelling a legend of the Trojan War based on Homer's Iliad the authors profile the archaeologists who have sought…
to excavate the remains of the city of Troy, beginning with amateur Heinrich Schliemann. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Some descriptions of violence. c2011.Case closed?: nine mysteries unlocked by modern science
Par Susan Hughes. 2010
What ever happened to the thriving city of Ubar? Why did the Anasazi people disappear? Was Hatshepsut really a female…
pharaoh? The author takes on nine historic mysteries from around the world and explains how they have been solved by modern scientific techniques, such as satellite imagery, CAT scans, DNA analysis and sonar. Hughes explains why the cases were re-opened, details the personnel involved and their investigations, and ultimately their findings. Grades 3-6. c2010.Extreme Canadian weather: Freakish Storms And Unexpected Disasters (Amazing stories)
Par Joan Dixon. 2005
Despite it's characterization in the rest of the world as a land of bush and blizzards, Canada is a country…
of geographical and climatic variations. It experiences just about every type of extreme weather possible - tornadoes, droughts, dust storms, ice storms, hail storms, hurricanes, floods - in addition to lots of snowstorms. The weather is rarely boring and there are times when it has been so extreme, it has surprised everyone. Grades 4-7. 2005.Earthlings inside and out: a space alien studies the human body
Par Valerie Wyatt. 1999
Danoid the alien comes to earth to report on the biology of humans, in particular of ten-year-old Pete. The scientific…
wonders of the human body are introduced with 15 hands-on activities, and a lot of humour. Discover along with Danoid that your dog has more bones than you do, your brain weighs as much as a small cabbage, and the largest muscle in the body is the one you sit on! Grades 2-4. 1999.Fuzzy logic: dispatches from the information revolution
Par Matthew Friedman. 1997
What is the information revolution and how is it affecting our lives? "Fuzzy logic" discusses how the Internet and related…
technologies have infiltrated our daily lives, how it is changing established social patterns, and how it is eroding older technologies at a hugely accelerated rate. 1997.Autonomy: the quest to build the driverless car-and how it will reshape our world
Par Christopher Shulgan, Lawrence D Burns. 2018
With the first driverless car likely to hit markets in less than five years, former GM executive and current advisor…
to the Google self-driving car project Lawrence Burns offers a sweeping history of the race to make the driverless car a reality and looks toward the future, explaining how this new technology will impact our lives. 2018.Recreates an era of excitement and innovation, when the future of the free world was at stake and American ingenuity…
took the world into the space age. It celebrates the brave adventurers pursing the final frontier in aviation--breaking the sound barrier. 2018.Television's favorite female science geek takes the stereotypes and stigma around being a woman on TV and in science and--quite…
literally--blows them up. Using a combination of methodical experimentation and unconventional creativity, you will come to the most important conclusion of all: In life, sometimes you crash and burn, but you can always crash and learn. 2018.Atom land: a guided tour through the strange (and impossibly small) world of particle physics
Par Jon Butterworth. 2018
From a top physicist at CERN comes the first guide to the fundamental units of matter and the forces that…
act on them--particle physics--since the discovery of the Higgs boson, the missing piece of the Standard Model, leading the listener from basic concepts to the cutting edge. 2018.Experience on demand: what virtual reality is, how it works, and what it can do
Par Jeremy Bailenson. 2018
With clear explanations of some of the most complex scientific endeavors in history, this book looks back at the atom's…
wild, secretive past and then toward its potentially bright future. Mahaffey unearths lost reactors on far flung Pacific islands and trees that were exposed to active fission that changed gender or bloomed in the dead of winter. He explains why we have nuclear submarines but not nuclear aircraft and why cold fusion doesn't exist. 2017.