How science works : the facts visually explained / contributors: Derek Harvey, Tom Jackson, Ginny Smith, Alison Sturgeon, John Woodward.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781465464194
- ISBN: 1465464190
- ISBN: 9780241287279
- ISBN: 0241287278
- Physical Description: 255 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
General Note: | Subtitle from cover. Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Matter. What is matter? -- Solids -- Liquids -- Gases -- Strange states -- Transforming matter -- Inside an atoms -- The subatomic world -- Waves and particles -- The quantum world -- Particle accelerators -- The elements -- Radioactivity -- Mixtures and compounds -- Molecules and ions -- Getting a reaction -- Reactions and energy -- Metals -- Hydrogen -- Carbon -- Air -- Burning and exploding -- Water -- Acids and bases -- Crystals -- Solutions and solvents -- Catalysts -- Making chemicals -- Plastics -- Glass and ceramics -- Wonder materials. Energy and forces. What is energy? -- Static electricity -- Electric currents -- Magnetic forces -- Generating electricity -- Alternative energy -- How electronics works -- Microchips -- How computers work -- Virtual reality -- Nanotechnology -- Robots and automation -- Artificial intelligence -- Waves -- From radio waves to gamma rays -- Color -- Mirror and lenses -- How lasers work -- Using optics -- Sound -- Heat -- Heat transfer -- Forces -- Velocity and acceleration -- Machines -- Friction -- Springs and pendulums -- Pressure -- Flight -- How buoyancy works -- Vacuums -- Gravity -- Special relativity -- General relativity -- Gravitational waves -- String theory. Life. What is "alive"? -- Types of living things -- Viruses -- Cells -- How genes work -- Reproduction -- Passing on genes -- How did life begin? -- How do things evolve? -- How plants fuel the world -- How plants grow -- Respiration -- The carbon cycle -- Aging -- Genomes -- Genetic engineering -- Gene therapy -- Stem cells -- Cloning. Space. Stars -- The Sun -- The Solar System -- Space flotsam -- Black holes -- Galaxies -- The Big Bang -- How big is the Universe? -- Dark matter and dark energy -- How it ends -- Seeing the Universe -- Are we alone? -- Spaceflight -- Living in space -- Traveling to other worlds. Earth. Inside Earth -- Plate tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- The rock cycle -- Oceans -- Earth's atmosphere -- How weather works -- Extreme weather -- Climate and the seasons -- The water cycle -- The greenhouse effect -- Climate change. What makes science special? -- Matter -- Energy and forces -- Life -- Space -- Earth. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 13 and up. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Science > Juvenile literature. Science > Miscellanea. Science > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Science & Nature > General. Science. |
Genre: | Trivia and miscellanea. Juvenile works. Trivia and miscellanea. Trivia and miscellanea. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | 502 HOW (Text) | 000154661 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
How Science Works : The Facts Visually Explained
DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.