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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
I'm Charlie, also known across the internet as charlieissocoollike.In my book, I'll be taking you on an awesome journey through the cosmos, beginning with the Big Bang through to the Solar System and the origins of life on Earth, all the way down to the particles that make up everything around us (including you and me!). Expect frequent digressions, tons of illustrations of not-so-sciencey things (NB a microwave flying through space), and pages packed...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An accessible, straightforward guide that demystifies Artificial Intelligence for a general audience without the use of complex math or technical jargon. Covers the fundamentals, from classical models and neural networks to the large language models leading today's AI revolution"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Eighth edition.
Language
English
Description
Guides beginning users through basic PC operations in Microsoft Windows, demonstrating such tasks as personalizing Windows 10, connecting to the Internet, using social networks, working with apps, playing music, and performing routine maintenance.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"The quickest way to learn about the most essetnial scientific concepts, from black holes to quantum computers"--Back cover.
Provides a visually enhanced introduction to key science concepts. Each idea is quickly and clearly explained, and easy to remember thanks to the simple yet essential illustrations that complement each description.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Documenting the interconnectedness among the crucial milestones of our time, and illustrated with full-color photography, a comprehensive tour of modern science and technology explores the most important innovations and inventions in engineering, physics, medicine, chemistry, biology and more.
Author
Series
Bloomsbury sigma volume 64
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From atomic structures to theories about magnetic forces, scientific progress has given us a good grasp on the properties of many different materials. However, most scientists cannot measure the temperature of steel just by looking at it, or sculpt stone into all kinds of shapes, or know how it feels to blow up a balloon of glass. Handmade is the story of materials through making and doing. Author and material scientist Anna Ploszajski journeys into...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A brilliant premise, but you could never understand it till now. Physics, genetics, chemistry, biology, astronomy; science is changing so rapidly that it's almost impossible for a novice to keep track of the new ideas that are shaping our present and altering our future. Here is a guide that will steer you through the modern maze of knowledge on the really big concepts that have made an impact on our world.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multi-purpose utility belts with climate control capabilities and planes the size of luxury cruise ships, or the forecasts of the '60s, which didn't anticipate the sexual revolution or women's liberation, the path to the present is littered with failed predictions...
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