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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     School Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Johnson, Steven, 1968-     Subjects     Health expectancy -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Medical care -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Life expectancy -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Medical sciences -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Technology -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Johnson, Steven, 1968-       by title:      Extra life : the ast...       by call number:      614.42 J69eL     Search the Web     Johnson, Steven, 1968-     Health expectancy -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Medical care -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Life expectancy -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Medical sciences -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Technology -- History -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Extra life : the astonishing story of how we doubled our lifespan / Steven Johnson. by Johnson, Steven, 1968- Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, c2023. Call #: 614.42 J69eL Subjects Health expectancy -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Medical care -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Life expectancy -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Medical sciences -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Technology -- History -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780593351499 0593351495 Description:  121 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  The speckled monster (Vaccines) -- The detectives (Public health data -- Mapping the seventh ward (Social epidemiology) -- Safe as milk (Pasteurization) -- Beyond the placebo effect (Drug testing and regulation) -- The mold that changed the world (Antibiotics) -- The rocket sled (Automobile safety) -- Feed the world (The decline of famine) -- The work left to do. Summary:  Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory. Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy modern history as well as scientific advances. Audience:  Ages 8-12 Viking. Grades 4-6 Viking. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 614.42 J69eL Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Children's Nonfiction 614.42 J69eL Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Children's Nonfiction 614.42 J69eL Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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