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To achieve great things, you have to be willing to take risks-and as Edison's Concrete Piano reveals, some of the most famous names in history experienced plenty of flops and face-plants in the course of their careers. Thomas Edison, for example, not only revolutionized the world with the light bulb, but also designed a concrete piano, a nonoperational helicopter made from box kites and piano wire, and a machine to speak to the dead. Alexander Graham...
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Fascinating facts and stories behind inventions based on mathematics-from search engines to streaming video to self-correcting golf balls.
How do dating sites match compatible partners? What do cell phones and sea coasts have in common? And why do computer scientists keep ant colonies? Jeff Suzuki answers these questions and more in Patently Mathematical, which explores the mathematics behind some of the key inventions that have changed our world.
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This book demonstrates how a piezoelectric actuator can be used as part of the actuation system in a circuit breaker mechanism. The design of circuit breaker could be simplified by the use of smart materials. A simpler mechanism requires fewer mechanical parts. This can improve reliability, reduce size, power consumption and manufacturing costs. It allows substantial miniaturization of these devices resulting in a completely new type of circuit breaker....
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This book demonstrates the designs, experimental results and models of the energy harvesting system using piezoelectric smart materials for self-power generation in prosthetics. This book covers energy harvesting, electro-mechanical energy, dynamic analysis, piezoelectric composites, piezoelectric flexible film, macro fibre composites, experimental setup, simulations, converter and rectifier. The effect of the capacitor in the harvester circuit was...
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Sophie must play the role of the Clockwork Queen in order to free her father in this page-turning historical adventure from Cogheart author Peter Bunzl. Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now that he has been imprisoned in the dungeons of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg by powerful Empress Catherine the Great, Sophie must use all her strategic skill and cunning to help him escape. Part of...
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Discover strange gadgets you never knew existed in this volume from the nation's top collector of curious and interesting information!
The writers behind Uncle John's Bathroom Reader present this totally true treasury of amazing gizmos-devilish devices you never knew existed, created by people who thought the world absolutely needed what they had to offer and sell.
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* The onesie that turns your crawling baby into a mop
* The fart-stifling...
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"I'm not going to attempt to regale you about the advantages of Artificial Intelligence. Nor will I guarantee your success, should you choose to follow the advice of the AI. I still have reservations about creating an entity that can think for itself. But I can confirm the level of Intelligence this software has is FAR OVER MY HEAD! I've had many interactions with Chat GPT and I can attest that it is like talking to a human being that is tapped into...
10) Wild Ride
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
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Swindle meets Adventures in Babysitting in this action-filled comedy!
Charley Decker is about to have the wildest night of her life! With her mom on a romantic weekend getaway, Charley has plans to spend her free time watching bad movies with older brother Greg, and friends Wade and Oona (if Charley can get Wade and Oona to stop fighting long enough to pay attention.) But then, Greg ditches Charley for a date night downtown, borrows their mom's boyfriend's...
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Ingenious (and hilarious) projects that aspiring makers will love, brought to you by the tinkerers at Popular Science magazine.
From useful, doable gadgets to outlandish contraptions that you'd likely be wise to avoid, this showcase of ingenuity is an entertaining tribute to the inventive spirit. In this book from the science and technology magazine that's been inspiring everyday people for nearly 150 years, you'll discover:
Geek Toys: Be the life...
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Corporate, Academia and Institutional Investors spend five trillion dollars a year globally on innovation, where two third of initiatives fails, this book is about reversing that. We face pressing challenges. Eco-degradation, infectious diseases and new risks brought by the misaligned resources spent on bad innovation that's challenging the human development. The solution lies by leveraging breakthroughs in technologies and sciences, along a paradigm...
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Ace is ready to race her new car!
Ace has built her very own car and is getting ready to race! After oiling the wheels and kicking the tires, Ace sets out to win. But when, a missing part and a rut in the middle of the track threaten to keep her in last place, Ace has to think fast to finish strong, and come out on top!
With Larry Dane Brimner's simple text and Kaylani Juanita's full-color artwork on every page, this fast-paced, action-packed book...
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Learn about how mechanical engineering is used all around us. Through informational text and interesting and intriguing facts in conjunction with vivid images, diagrams, and charts, readers will discover things such as velocity, acceleration, rotation, dimensions, measurements used, and Newton's Laws. Readers will be encouraged to explore physics even further with an engaging hands-on lab activity!
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The design of circuit breakers is mainly based on experience rather than precise science. Empirical formulae can be used to determine dimensions of certain general types and the breaking capacity rating. Further developments will rely on new research of a scientific as well as a practical nature. This book, by a woman who has contributed to the development of electrical arc control in circuit breakers, provides new insight into arc root motion in...
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Learn about the incredible life of Isaac Newton in this fascinating biography. The colorful photos, supportive text, and engaging sidebars and facts will have readers captivated as they learn how Newton researched gravity, acceleration, deceleration, motion, and light spectrum. An accommodating glossary and index are provided to give readers the tools they will need while a stimulating hands-on lab activity is featured that will be sure to keep them...
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A funny and entertaining history of printed books as told through absurd moments in the lives of authors and printers, collected by television's favorite rare-book expert from HISTORY's hit series Pawn Stars.
Since the Gutenberg Bible first went on sale in 1455, printing has been viewed as one of the highest achievements of human innovation. But the march of progress hasn't been smooth; downright bizarre is more like it. Printer's Error chronicles...
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The world as we know it today is made of collective innovation accumulated through millions of years and copied, improved, and scaled by successive civilizations and dynasties. Innovation tends to take place in an ecosystem where the entrepreneurial spirit is prevalent, with access to good research institutions and ample funding, enabling a vibrant collaboration between individuals that foster innovation.
This volume leverages the experience...
19) Baseball Blowup
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Malcolm loves two things-baseball and science. He's always studying the stats and coming up with ideas to help his team gain an advantage over the competition. But when Malcolm's homemade glove oil causes a major blowup with his teammates, he must find a way to win back their trust. Leaning into science and statistics, he decides to try a new type of pitch to keep batters off balance during his next start. Will Malcolm's secret pitch prove to be a...
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