How science works
by Harvey, Derek Jackson, Tom Smith, Ginny Sturgeon, Alison Woodward, John
Uses easy-to-follow graphics to answer questions about scientific principles, covering the areas of matter, physics, energy, chemistry, life science, earth science, technology, and the universe.
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- Full title :How science works / contributors, Derek Harvey, Tom Jackson, Ginny Smith, Alison Sturgeon, John Woodward.
Summary
Uses easy-to-follow graphics to answer questions about scientific principles, covering the areas of matter, physics, energy, chemistry, life science, earth science, technology, and the universe.
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- Publication Date:2018.
- Edition:First American edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):DK Publishing
- Place of Publication:New York, New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018.
Notes
At head of title: DK.
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:255 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color) ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781465464194, 1465464190
- oclc:on1028562079
- LC Classification:Q173
- Dewey Decimal:500
Table of Contents
What makes science special -- Matter -- What is matter? -- Solids -- Liquids -- Gases -- Strange states -- Transforming matter -- Inside an atom -- 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 work -- Microchips -- How computers work -- Virtual reality -- Nanotechnology -- Robots and automation -- Artificial intelligence -- Waves -- From radio waves to gamma rays -- Color -- Mirrors 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 …
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