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1) Mirage
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 9
Language
English
Description
"In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer supposedly vanished, the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered a hoax--but now Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon colleagues aren't so sure. There is talk of a new weapon soon to be auctioned, something very dangerous to America's interests, and the rumors link it to the great inventor Nikola Tesla, who was working with the Navy when he died in 1943. Was he responsible for...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The aliens have landed! That's what Scooby-Doo and the gang think when they see a UFO and an alien who seems determined to destroy the local lighting store. But why? Join the gang as they use science to uncover the alien's mission and put a stop to its not-so-bright idea.
3) Waves
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (24 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Catch a few waves with the Science Guy! Bill explores sound waves, light waves, seismic waves, energy waves, and even "the wave" that's so popular with stadium crowds.
4) Radiation
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1986.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
299 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2011, without warning, a skyscraper in South Korea began to shake uncontrollably and was immediately evacuated. Was it an earthquake? A terrorist attack? No one seemed quite sure. The actual cause emerged later: Twenty-three middle-aged Koreans were having a Tae Bo fitness class in the office gym on the twelfth floor. Their beats had inadvertently matched the building's natural frequency, and this coincidence caused the building to shake at an...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This engaging book describes the properties of light waves, how they move, and the way our eyes receive them. Readers will learn that we see an object when light reflects from its surface and into the eye. A link to interactive activities online plus an activity in the book allow readers to create models that explore how to redirect and block the path a light wave travels."--
8) Waves
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Easy-to-read text, simple infographics, and fun facts create a basic explanation of waves and how they form. Young readers will learn the science behind those perfect rolling waves that lead surfers to shore." --
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
v, 90 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Imagine a world without light. What would it be like? Dark, cold, and lifeless! In Explore Light and Optics, readers find out why light is so important to our world. We use light to communicate. Because of light, there are natural phenomena such as rainbows and the auroras. And it's light that provides living things with the energy they need to exist. In this book, readers learn how light travels, how the eye works, and why we can see objects. They...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book is a must for anyone concerned with protecting their well-being, that of loved ones, and other species. From the personal, the political, and the planetary, you will never see things the same way again."-B. Blake Levitt, former New York Times contributor, Author, Electromagnetic Fields, A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves Keys, wallet, cell phone. ready to go! Cell phones have become ubiquitous fixtures of 21st...
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