radar

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Fighter jets

Fighter jets are small, fast, jet-powered airplanes. They continue to get better with new technology. Some even have the ability to refuel in the air. Find out more about how these fast moving planes are designed, built, and improved.

Radar and the raft

a true story about a scientific marvel, the lives it saved, and the world it changed
"Follow two storylines-one about the scientific discoveries that led to the creation of radar, the other about people stranded on a raft in WWII-that come together when radar finds the raft"--Provided by publisher.
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Marty's mission

an Apollo 11 story
2019
As the Apollo 11 mission draws to a close there is a crisis at the tracking station on Guam: the antenna that will track the spacecraft during reentry, and allow mission control to communicate with the astronauts is stuck--and ten-year-old Marty is the only one small enough to reach in and grease the ball bearings that allow the antenna to move.
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Ghost ships

2020
Explores the spooky history of phantom ships.
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Fighter jets

2019
Fighter jets are small, fast, jet-powered airplanes. They continue to get better with new technology. Some even have the ability to refuel in the air. Find out more about how these fast moving planes are designed, built, and improved.

The need for speed

The Rabbids encounter a radar machine and realize that if they stand in front of it, it will take their picture.

Alien abductions

This title explores the mysteries of alien abductions and the tools and technology behind researching them to debate the question of whether aliens have ever visited Earth.

Creating with 3D scanners

2017
"Covering the basics of 3D [three-dimensional] scanning, readers will learn in-depth details about [how] these machines work, about the different kinds of 3D scanners that exist, how to operate them, and what differentiates various models from each other ... Also included are relevant projects for beginner, intermediate, and advanced Fab Lab [fabrication laboratory] users, and how their learning applies to STEM courses and beyond"--Provided by publisher.

Blackett's war

the men who defeated the Nazi U-boats and brought science to the art of warfare
2013
Documents the story of a small group of scientists who applied intellectual strategies to battle techniques and revolutionized the process of waging wars, citing the contributions of future Nobel winner Patrick Blackett.

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