scientists

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scientists

Sound

2015
"Ava's adopted sister Miyole is finally living her dream as a research assistant on her very first space voyage. But when her ship saves a rover that has been viciously attacked by looters and kidnappers, Miyole--along with a rescued rover girl named Cassia--embarks on a mission to rescue Cassia's abducted brother, and that changes the course of Miyole's life forever"--.

Merchants of doubt

how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming
2010

Exploring planet Earth

1997
Discusses how scientists and explorers throughout history uncovered various facts about the size, composition, geography, and place in space of the planet Earth.

Mister Bones

dinosaur hunter
2006
Illustrations and simple text present the life and accomplishments of this paleontologist.

Robert Boyle: Trailblazer of Science

1989
A biography of the seventeenth-century Anglo-Irish scientist who, among his other accomplishments, is considered to be the founder of modern chemistry.

Isaac Newton

the true story of his life as inventor, scientist, & teacher
1975
A biography of the seventeenth-century English scientist who developed the theory of gravity, discovered the secrets of light and color, and formulated the system of calculus.

Control architecture

2016
"The great Bot recall begins, General Liao demands nothing less than the total obliteration of all humanoid robots. Desperation makes for strange bedfellows as Hart's people reach out to unexpected allies in the corporate world, amongst the humans who protest the very existence of Bots, and even in the house of their greatest enemy. They all must work together or face the same fate: annihilation. They will need all the help they can get"--Publisher.

Backward chaining

2016
"The military Bot program is a shameful failure. Everyone wants to forget, but that's hard to do with Edmond West running free and more and more Bot agitation every day. General Liao makes one last ditch attempt to get the situation under control. Meanwhile, the SennTech Bot program is an unqualified success: a SennTech Bot in every bedroom and boardroom, and a never-ending glut of personal information funneled directly into SennTech. In hiding, Hart's people are creating something different-someting the world has never seen before."--Publisher.

Degrees of freedom

2016
"When Shannon Liao sees an internet video of a man doing what seems to be impossible, she finds a rabbit-hole of human-Bot interaction, extreme body modification and, possibly, the solution to all her problems. Meanwhile, Edmond wanders around in a self-imposed exile, taking up with an isolated community where nothing more mechanically advanced that a small motor is permitted. These people are convinced that Bot supremacy will destroy the world. They are preparing diligently for the end."--Publisher.

The uncanny valley

2016
"SennTech is pleased to announce its latest - and finest - creation: a Hart-style Bot who can see individual DNA signatures. Her first assignment: find Edmond West and keep him in her sight. She's not alone in being obsessed with the former-inventor, hostile forces are converging on the little island where Edmond and Hart are hiding, and all seems lost. But General Liao isn't the one one with a secret weapon..."--Publisher.

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