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Big ideas that changed the world volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasnt just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one persons life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. The book takes readers through the history...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"Machines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon. Included are fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, Ada Lovelace, and Bill...
Author
Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 3
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"A history of vaccines [that] includes COVID-19 research." -- Adapted from cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Award-winning author Don Brown explores a very timely subject: the history of vaccines A Shot in the Arm! , book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox—perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date—and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly...
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