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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"If you were to present the feats of modern science to someone from the past, those feats would surely be considered magic. Theoretical physicist Felix Flicker proves that they are indeed magic--just familiar magic. The name for this magic is "condensed matter physics." Most people haven't heard of the field, yet more than a third of physicists identify as condensed matter researchers, making it the most active area in the subject--with good reason....
Author
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A first-person account of the two month stand-off in 2020 between protesters and state troopers, Metro police, and the National Guard at Ida B. Wells Plaza in Nashville"--
4) Why I stand
Author
Publisher
DW Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : portrait ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
On July 31, 2020, the Orlando Magic starting forward Jonathan Isaac was the lone NBA player not to kneel for the national anthem amid a league-wide demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter. In Why I Stand, he shares the journey of how--through a series of divine connections and a willingness to follow Christ--his fear and insecurity-driven life was transformed into one of confidence and purpose.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 386 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Grace in All Simplicity narrates the saga of how we have prospected for some of Nature's most tightly held secrets, the basic constituents of matter and the fundamental forces that rule them. Our current understanding of the world (and universe) we inhabit is the result of curiosity, diligence, and daring, of abstraction and synthesis, and of an abiding faith in the value of exploration. In these pages we will meet scientists of both past and present....
Publisher
Britannica Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
415 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Earth? Space? Animals? History? STEM? The Britannica All New Kids' Encyclopedia has them all. This beautifully illustrated, 415-page compendium of knowledge is a must-have addition to every family bookshelf and library collection! With more than 100 expert consultants from around the world, and over 1000 images, including specially commissioned illustrations, stunning photography, and maps this single-volume encyclopedia for kids takes Britannica's...
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