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"Who could imagine an idea born on a space station would help sustain our planet? Astronauts, living on the International Space Station, have to protect their resources because their lives depend on it. They learn to conserve water, air, food, energy, and waste. These efforts have in turn lead to . . . innovative ideas for air quality, food production, and water purification here on Earth"--Provided by publisher.
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Offers 500 illustrated and photographic fun facts about the power of engineering, covering every branch of the field of engineering--from the engineering feat accomplished by the ancient Greeks in building the theatre of Epidaurus which still works to amplify sound today, to the fact that today's computer chips can be many thousands of times smaller than sand grains.
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An addictive new spy adventure series for Alex Rider fans who love action-packed stories and all things tech. When their families mysteriously disappear, Swift and Hawk, teen experts in AI and robotics, are recruited by the secretive Mobius Program to crack an unbreakable code. They are immediately plunged into a life-and-death rescue mission, that takes them from hidden tunnels beneath the British Museum, to the dangerous docklands of Amsterdam in...
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Examines important technological improvements in ancient Mesopotamia, what is now called Iraq, the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, from around 3500 B.C.E. to about 331 B.C.E., in the fields of construction, irrigation, pottery, the wheel, numbers, weights, measures, astronomy, a written language, metals, weapons, and more.
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After machines take control of Earth, following the extinction of humans, twelve-year-old robot XR 935A confronts its prejudices about humans and begins to reconsider its own existence within robot society after discovering and befriending a twelve-year-old human girl.--
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"The most spectacular theme park in the world is headed to the Big Apple. After Atlanta, Cam Walker and his family are ready to turn over a new leaf with Futureland. This is where dreams literally come true, and the Walkers are going to show the people of New York City that their park is back and better than ever. But trouble isn't done with the Walkers yet. Glitches keep happening with the park attractions. There's a creepy carnival in town that...
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In the second book of this action-packed series, cutting-edge tech meets explosive adventure as young superspies Swift and Hawk take on a dangerous secret organization.
On what should be a routine mission to stop a hack at a tech company, young spies Caleb Swift and Zen Rafiq—code names Swift and Hawk—discover out-of-control weaponized robots threatening to escape into the street. With help from Caleb's AI companion, Sam, they
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