Author: Brandon Cullum
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781517403133
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Alfred the dinosaur sets off on a crazy time traveling adventure to find someone who will play with him. Will Alfred find the friend he is looking for? Will he find the person that can see past his bully tendencies and teach him what it is like to be a real friend?
Alfred the Time Traveling Dinosaur
Author: Brandon Cullum
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781517403133
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Alfred the dinosaur sets off on a crazy time traveling adventure to find someone who will play with him. Will Alfred find the friend he is looking for? Will he find the person that can see past his bully tendencies and teach him what it is like to be a real friend?
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781517403133
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Alfred the dinosaur sets off on a crazy time traveling adventure to find someone who will play with him. Will Alfred find the friend he is looking for? Will he find the person that can see past his bully tendencies and teach him what it is like to be a real friend?
Vinny the Soccer Playing Dinosaur
Author: Brandon Cullum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781539457893
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Vinny loves to play soccer with his brothers, even though he is the smallest of the pack. His playing time soon ends when he finds himself kicked off the team after not being able to measure up.Join Vinny as he sets off on an adventure to discover his true potential, encountering an old sabertooth tiger, a T-Rex and his own self-doubt along the way.Will Vinny rejoin the pack? Will Vinny find his footing and discover his true potential? Find out in this colorful, rhyming, bed-time adventure
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781539457893
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Vinny loves to play soccer with his brothers, even though he is the smallest of the pack. His playing time soon ends when he finds himself kicked off the team after not being able to measure up.Join Vinny as he sets off on an adventure to discover his true potential, encountering an old sabertooth tiger, a T-Rex and his own self-doubt along the way.Will Vinny rejoin the pack? Will Vinny find his footing and discover his true potential? Find out in this colorful, rhyming, bed-time adventure
Now and Then We Time Travel
Author: Fraser A. Sherman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147662643X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
More than 400 films and 150 television series have featured time travel--stories of rewriting history, lovers separated by centuries, journeys to the past or the (often dystopian) future. This book examines some of the roles time travel plays on screen in science fiction and fantasy. Plot synopses and credits are listed for films and TV series from England, Canada, the UK and Japan, as well as for TV and films from elsewhere in the world. Tropes and plot elements are highlighted. The author discusses philosophical questions about time travel, such as the logic of timelines, causality (what's to keep time-travelers from jumping back and correcting every mistake?) and morality (if you correct a mistake, are you still guilty of it?).
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147662643X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
More than 400 films and 150 television series have featured time travel--stories of rewriting history, lovers separated by centuries, journeys to the past or the (often dystopian) future. This book examines some of the roles time travel plays on screen in science fiction and fantasy. Plot synopses and credits are listed for films and TV series from England, Canada, the UK and Japan, as well as for TV and films from elsewhere in the world. Tropes and plot elements are highlighted. The author discusses philosophical questions about time travel, such as the logic of timelines, causality (what's to keep time-travelers from jumping back and correcting every mistake?) and morality (if you correct a mistake, are you still guilty of it?).
Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction
Author: Allen A. Debus
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786426721
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
"This literary survey examines how paleoliterature originated, developed and matured from its inception to the present day. It follows trends on the crafting of classic dinosaurs, investigating the figurative and metaphoric meaning of fictional dinosaursand related prehistoria. An appendix provides brief summaries of deserving dinosaur texts, organized alphabetically by author. "--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786426721
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
"This literary survey examines how paleoliterature originated, developed and matured from its inception to the present day. It follows trends on the crafting of classic dinosaurs, investigating the figurative and metaphoric meaning of fictional dinosaursand related prehistoria. An appendix provides brief summaries of deserving dinosaur texts, organized alphabetically by author. "--Provided by publisher.
Time Machine Tales
Author: Paul J. Nahin
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319488643
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
This book contains a broad overview of time travel in science fiction, along with a detailed examination of the philosophical implications of time travel. The emphasis of this book is now on the philosophical and on science fiction, rather than on physics, as in the author's earlier books on the subject. In that spirit there are, for example, no Tech Notes filled with algebra, integrals, and differential equations, as there are in the first and second editions of TIME MACHINES. Writing about time travel is, today, a respectable business. It hasn’t always been so. After all, time travel, prima facie, appears to violate a fundamental law of nature; every effect has a cause, with the cause occurring before the effect. Time travel to the past, however, seems to allow, indeed to demand, backwards causation, with an effect (the time traveler emerging into the past as he exits from his time machine) occurring before its cause (the time traveler pushing the start button on his machine’s control panel to start his trip backward through time). Time Machine Tales includes new discussions of the advances by physicists and philosophers that have appeared since the publication of TIME MACHINES in 1999, examples of which are the chapters on time travel paradoxes. Those chapters have been brought up-to-date with the latest philosophical thinking on the paradoxes.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319488643
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
This book contains a broad overview of time travel in science fiction, along with a detailed examination of the philosophical implications of time travel. The emphasis of this book is now on the philosophical and on science fiction, rather than on physics, as in the author's earlier books on the subject. In that spirit there are, for example, no Tech Notes filled with algebra, integrals, and differential equations, as there are in the first and second editions of TIME MACHINES. Writing about time travel is, today, a respectable business. It hasn’t always been so. After all, time travel, prima facie, appears to violate a fundamental law of nature; every effect has a cause, with the cause occurring before the effect. Time travel to the past, however, seems to allow, indeed to demand, backwards causation, with an effect (the time traveler emerging into the past as he exits from his time machine) occurring before its cause (the time traveler pushing the start button on his machine’s control panel to start his trip backward through time). Time Machine Tales includes new discussions of the advances by physicists and philosophers that have appeared since the publication of TIME MACHINES in 1999, examples of which are the chapters on time travel paradoxes. Those chapters have been brought up-to-date with the latest philosophical thinking on the paradoxes.
Earth Before the Dinosaurs
Author: Sébastien Steyer
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253223806
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Explores the Earth prior to dinosaurs and examines the creatures that lived here.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253223806
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Explores the Earth prior to dinosaurs and examines the creatures that lived here.
Dinosaurs
Author: Dean Lomax
Publisher: Seven Dials
ISBN: 1841884952
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
'A warp-speed tour of dinosaurs, with an expert guide' PROF. STEVE BRUSATTE, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs 'A fun, speedy read for grown-ups who love dinosaurs - a great way to get into the subject' PROF. MICHAEL BENTON, author of The Dinosaurs Rediscovered --------- Travel back to the prehistoric world and discover the most fascinating parts of the lives of Earth's most awe-inspiring creatures - the dinosaurs. Dr Dean Lomax brings these prehistoric creatures to life in ten bite-sized essays, written for people short on time but not curiosity. Making big ideas simple, Dean takes readers on a journey to uncover what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur, what dinosaurs ate, how they evolved, what caused them to go extinct, and more! Perfect for anyone fascinated by the dinosaur exhibits at museums, palaeontology and fans of Jurassic Park. --------- 'An eminently accessible read...a perfect primer (or refresher) for dino fans and newbies, yet doesn't skimp on the fascinating details that make 21st-century palaeontology so vibrant' DR REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred
Publisher: Seven Dials
ISBN: 1841884952
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
'A warp-speed tour of dinosaurs, with an expert guide' PROF. STEVE BRUSATTE, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs 'A fun, speedy read for grown-ups who love dinosaurs - a great way to get into the subject' PROF. MICHAEL BENTON, author of The Dinosaurs Rediscovered --------- Travel back to the prehistoric world and discover the most fascinating parts of the lives of Earth's most awe-inspiring creatures - the dinosaurs. Dr Dean Lomax brings these prehistoric creatures to life in ten bite-sized essays, written for people short on time but not curiosity. Making big ideas simple, Dean takes readers on a journey to uncover what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur, what dinosaurs ate, how they evolved, what caused them to go extinct, and more! Perfect for anyone fascinated by the dinosaur exhibits at museums, palaeontology and fans of Jurassic Park. --------- 'An eminently accessible read...a perfect primer (or refresher) for dino fans and newbies, yet doesn't skimp on the fascinating details that make 21st-century palaeontology so vibrant' DR REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred
Terra Tempo
Author: David Shapiro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940052090
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Join in the adventure as Jenna, Caleb, and Ari unlock the secret of time travel, and learn about the earth sciences. In the first book, they journey back 15,000 years to witness the great Missoula Floods of the Ice Ages--the largest floods to have ever washed over the face of the earth.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940052090
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Join in the adventure as Jenna, Caleb, and Ari unlock the secret of time travel, and learn about the earth sciences. In the first book, they journey back 15,000 years to witness the great Missoula Floods of the Ice Ages--the largest floods to have ever washed over the face of the earth.
Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist
Author: Luis W. Alvarez
Publisher: Plunkett Lake Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
During World War II, Luis W. Alvarez participated in the Allies’ development of radar at the MIT Radiation Laboratory, and of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. He then worked as an experimental physicist on cyclotrons, particle accelerators and bubble chambers at UC-Berkeley with Ernest Lawrence. Later in life, he used cosmic rays to “X ray” an Egyptian pyramid, developed a new theory about the extinction of the dinosaurs, and won the 1968 Nobel prize in physics for his work on elementary particles. In this autobiography, Alvarez shares insights on the process of scientific discovery, risk-taking in science and how theoretical and experimental physics interact. “[A] delightful autobiography... [A] fascinating book... It should be read by everyone who is interested in science and adventure, or who just wants to meet one of our most fascinating contemporaries.” — James Trefil, New York Times Book Review “Beyond its self-portrait, Alvarez provides an exceptionally clear view of the world of science.” — Alan Lightman, Washington Post Book World “This is a richly absorbing autobiography... Personally as well as scientifically forthright and plainspoken, [Alvarez] holds the reader with the story of his life as a scientist, much of the time at Berkeley, Calif., working with such men as Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence and Enrico Fermi.” — Publishers Weekly “A gripping book. It succeeds well in making the scientific experience and the excitement of discovery accessible to the general reader.” — Richard L. Garwin,Physics Today “A fascinating life.” — Elena Brunet, Los Angeles Times “One of the best popular books on science to emerge from the laboratory in years.” — Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times “Luis W. Alvarez has an unsurpassed reputation among scientists for a lifelong record of crucial participation in important discoveries in pure and applied science. In this book he performs an additional service by revealing his thought processes.” — Philip Abelson, Science Advisor, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publisher: Plunkett Lake Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
During World War II, Luis W. Alvarez participated in the Allies’ development of radar at the MIT Radiation Laboratory, and of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. He then worked as an experimental physicist on cyclotrons, particle accelerators and bubble chambers at UC-Berkeley with Ernest Lawrence. Later in life, he used cosmic rays to “X ray” an Egyptian pyramid, developed a new theory about the extinction of the dinosaurs, and won the 1968 Nobel prize in physics for his work on elementary particles. In this autobiography, Alvarez shares insights on the process of scientific discovery, risk-taking in science and how theoretical and experimental physics interact. “[A] delightful autobiography... [A] fascinating book... It should be read by everyone who is interested in science and adventure, or who just wants to meet one of our most fascinating contemporaries.” — James Trefil, New York Times Book Review “Beyond its self-portrait, Alvarez provides an exceptionally clear view of the world of science.” — Alan Lightman, Washington Post Book World “This is a richly absorbing autobiography... Personally as well as scientifically forthright and plainspoken, [Alvarez] holds the reader with the story of his life as a scientist, much of the time at Berkeley, Calif., working with such men as Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence and Enrico Fermi.” — Publishers Weekly “A gripping book. It succeeds well in making the scientific experience and the excitement of discovery accessible to the general reader.” — Richard L. Garwin,Physics Today “A fascinating life.” — Elena Brunet, Los Angeles Times “One of the best popular books on science to emerge from the laboratory in years.” — Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times “Luis W. Alvarez has an unsurpassed reputation among scientists for a lifelong record of crucial participation in important discoveries in pure and applied science. In this book he performs an additional service by revealing his thought processes.” — Philip Abelson, Science Advisor, American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Past is a Foreign Country
Author: David Lowenthal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521294805
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Lowentahal looks at the benefits and burdens of the past, how we study the past, and how we change it.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521294805
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Lowentahal looks at the benefits and burdens of the past, how we study the past, and how we change it.