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Science Reference Center
Full-text articles to support research in applied sciences, biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and energy. Includes the Science Image Collection, a database of high-quality science images from National Geographic, UPI, Getty, NASA, and Nature Picture Library.
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English
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"Everything around us is made out of some kind of material, and there are many different types -metals, woods, and plastics -and many varieties of each. Billy Nye shares the history and technology of some of the most common materials we encounter. Many are the building blocks of our homes, buildings, cars, toys, and furniture. Without them, our lives would be significantly different."--Container.
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English
Description
"There are many ways to get around, but they weren't invented overnight. In Greatest inventions with Bill Nye : transportation, Bill Nye travels the long and winding road through the technology and history of transportation. From peddling and paddling to planes and maglev trains, this high-speed journey takes us from prehistory to the present. It's about how we got here. Literally."--Container.
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