Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028500
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Biography of the woman chemist who invented Kevlar, a superstrong fiber used to make, among other things, bullet-resistent vests.
Stopping Bullets with a Thread
Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028500
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Biography of the woman chemist who invented Kevlar, a superstrong fiber used to make, among other things, bullet-resistent vests.
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028500
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Biography of the woman chemist who invented Kevlar, a superstrong fiber used to make, among other things, bullet-resistent vests.
Gotcha Again for Guys!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 159884377X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 159884377X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.
The Man Who Invented Basketball
Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028463
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Profiles the Canadian minister whose love for sports led him to create a new one, called "basketball."
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028463
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Profiles the Canadian minister whose love for sports led him to create a new one, called "basketball."
Engineered Stability
Author: Andreas T. Haka
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3658414081
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
How long have composites been around? Where does the classical laminate theory come from? Who made the first modern fiber composite? This work in the history of materials science is the first examination of the strategies employed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in researching and developing hybrid materials. The author analyzes numerous sources which record a regular back and forth between applied design and exploratory materials engineering in building such “modular materials”. The motivations, ideas, and concepts of engineers, scientists, and other players in industry and research are also examined within the context of their day. This book presents the development and importance of composite materials within historical context. The content includes Early composite materials The development of composite materials in the industrial nineteenth century Composites in twentieth-century polymer chemistry The development of hybrid material systems in the second half of the twentieth century Summary. The author: Dr. Andreas T. Haka is an engineer and historian of science and technology. He is currently a lecturer in the Section for the History of Science and Technology at the University of Stuttgart. His main focus is on the history and practice of materials research, raw materials, materials science and technological constructive design, scientific networks, and research technologies.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3658414081
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
How long have composites been around? Where does the classical laminate theory come from? Who made the first modern fiber composite? This work in the history of materials science is the first examination of the strategies employed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in researching and developing hybrid materials. The author analyzes numerous sources which record a regular back and forth between applied design and exploratory materials engineering in building such “modular materials”. The motivations, ideas, and concepts of engineers, scientists, and other players in industry and research are also examined within the context of their day. This book presents the development and importance of composite materials within historical context. The content includes Early composite materials The development of composite materials in the industrial nineteenth century Composites in twentieth-century polymer chemistry The development of hybrid material systems in the second half of the twentieth century Summary. The author: Dr. Andreas T. Haka is an engineer and historian of science and technology. He is currently a lecturer in the Section for the History of Science and Technology at the University of Stuttgart. His main focus is on the history and practice of materials research, raw materials, materials science and technological constructive design, scientific networks, and research technologies.
Laser Man
Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028487
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A biography of Theodore H. Maiman, the engineer who invented the laser.
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028487
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A biography of Theodore H. Maiman, the engineer who invented the laser.
Handgun Stopping Power
Author: Evan Marshall
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9780873646536
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dramatic first-hand accounts of the results of handgun rounds fired into criminals by cops, storeowners, cabbies and others are the heart and soul of this long-awaited book. This is the definitive methodology for predicting the stopping power of handgun loads, the first to take into account what really happens when a bullet meets a man.
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9780873646536
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dramatic first-hand accounts of the results of handgun rounds fired into criminals by cops, storeowners, cabbies and others are the heart and soul of this long-awaited book. This is the definitive methodology for predicting the stopping power of handgun loads, the first to take into account what really happens when a bullet meets a man.
Electric Guitar Man
Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028470
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Describes how the entertainer invented the sound-on-sound recording style and developed one of the most famous brands of electric guitar.
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028470
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Describes how the entertainer invented the sound-on-sound recording style and developed one of the most famous brands of electric guitar.
Helicopter Man
Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780766034457
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Read about Igor Sikorsky's life, and how he built the first successful helicopter"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780766034457
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Read about Igor Sikorsky's life, and how he built the first successful helicopter"--Provided by publisher.
The Lazy Genius Way
Author: Kendra Adachi
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0525653937
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Being a Lazy Genius isn't about doing more or doing less. It’s about doing what matters to you. “I could not be more excited about this book.”—Jenna Fischer, actor and cohost of the Office Ladies podcast The chorus of “shoulds” is loud. You should enjoy the moment, dream big, have it all, get up before the sun, track your water consumption, go on date nights, and be the best. Or maybe you should ignore what people think, live on dry shampoo, be a negligent PTA mom, have a dirty house, and claim your hot mess like a badge of honor. It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed by the mixed messages of what it means to live well. Kendra Adachi, the creator of the Lazy Genius movement, invites you to live well by your own definition and equips you to be a genius about what matters and lazy about what doesn’t. Everything from your morning routine to napping without guilt falls into place with Kendra’s thirteen Lazy Genius principles, including: • Decide once • Start small • Ask the Magic Question • Go in the right order • Schedule rest Discover a better way to approach your relationships, work, and piles of mail. Be who you are without the complication of everyone else’s “shoulds.” Do what matters, skip the rest, and be a person again.
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0525653937
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Being a Lazy Genius isn't about doing more or doing less. It’s about doing what matters to you. “I could not be more excited about this book.”—Jenna Fischer, actor and cohost of the Office Ladies podcast The chorus of “shoulds” is loud. You should enjoy the moment, dream big, have it all, get up before the sun, track your water consumption, go on date nights, and be the best. Or maybe you should ignore what people think, live on dry shampoo, be a negligent PTA mom, have a dirty house, and claim your hot mess like a badge of honor. It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed by the mixed messages of what it means to live well. Kendra Adachi, the creator of the Lazy Genius movement, invites you to live well by your own definition and equips you to be a genius about what matters and lazy about what doesn’t. Everything from your morning routine to napping without guilt falls into place with Kendra’s thirteen Lazy Genius principles, including: • Decide once • Start small • Ask the Magic Question • Go in the right order • Schedule rest Discover a better way to approach your relationships, work, and piles of mail. Be who you are without the complication of everyone else’s “shoulds.” Do what matters, skip the rest, and be a person again.
Women Inventors Who Changed the World
Author: Sandra Braun
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448859964
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Profiles eleven women through history whose inventions changed the face of the world, from Madam C.J. Walker's hair product industry to Stephanie Kwolek's Kevlar and Hedy Lamarr's breakthroughs in wireless communication.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448859964
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Profiles eleven women through history whose inventions changed the face of the world, from Madam C.J. Walker's hair product industry to Stephanie Kwolek's Kevlar and Hedy Lamarr's breakthroughs in wireless communication.