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Science -- Miscellanea.
Mechanics -- Miscellanea.
Force and energy -- Miscellanea.
Chemistry -- Miscellanea.
Biology -- Miscellanea.
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Science -- Miscellanea.
Mechanics -- Miscellanea.
Force and energy -- Miscellanea.
Chemistry -- Miscellanea.
Biology -- Miscellanea.
MARC Display
National
Geographic
science
of
everything
:
how
things
work
in
our
world
: from
cell
phones
,
soap
bubbles
&
vaccines
to
GPS
,
x-rays
&
submarines
/ foreword by David Pogue.
National Geographic, [2013]
Call #:
500 N277
Subjects
Science
-- Miscellanea.
Mechanics -- Miscellanea.
Force and energy -- Miscellanea.
Chemistry -- Miscellanea.
Biology -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9781426211683 (hc.)
1426211686 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Science
of
everything
:
how
things
work
in
our
world
: from
cell
phones
,
soap
bubbles
&
vaccines
to
GPS
,
x-rays
&
submarines
Description:
399 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Mechanics -- Natural forces -- Materials and chemistry -- Biology and medicine.
Summary:
"This clearly written and profusely illustrated book explains the
science
behind all the machines, gadgets, systems, and processes we take for granted. The perfect book for techies--young or old, male or female--who read Popular
Science
and Wired or watch "
How
It Works" and "
How
It's Made."
National
Geographic
answers all the questions about
how
things
work--the
science
, technology, biology, chemistry, physics, and mechanics--in an indispensible book that reveals the
science
behind virtually
everything
.How does the voice of a distant radio announcer make it through your alarm clock in the morning?
How
does your gas stove
work
?
How
does the remote control open your garage door? What happens when you turn the key in the ignition? What do antibiotics really do? Divided into four big realms--Mechanics, Natural Forces, Materials & Chemistry, Biology & Medicine--The
Science
of
Everything
takes readers on a fascinating tour, using plain talk, colorful photography, instructive diagrams, and everyday examples to explain the
science
behind all the
things
we take for granted in
our
modern
world
"--Provided by publisher.
Other authors:
National
Geographic
Society (U.S.)
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