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[2018]
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English
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"Over the past century, the automobile has evolved from the primitive Model T to today's almost endless variety of powerful cars. Perhaps more than any other invention, the automobile has changed society, for good or ill. It has given people the opportunity to travel as never before, and allowed workers to live far from their jobs. It has transformed the American landscape and permanently altered the American way of life. The automobile, loved by...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Antibiotics revolutionized the practice of medicine. Deadly diseases and infections became easily curable and untold millions are alive because of antibiotics. The ways industry, agriculture, and medical research function and have developed have been transformed as well. Nevertheless, the bacterial world's response to antibiotics is as dramatic as the results of the human discovery. The rise of drug resistant bacteria is challenging the medical world...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
Description
"Electricity is the lifeblood of contemporary society. But the bright, modern-day world lit up by coal, natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy sources is a relatively new phenomenon. From the time prehistoric people lived in caves until little more than a century ago, the world was dark at night. People lit wood fires and burned candles made from animal or vegetable fat. The incandescent light bulb invented by Thomas Edison did more than...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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In recent decades, genetic research has made amazing breakthroughs and developed life-changing technologies in many fields and industries. Scientists are using genetic research to treat and understand disease, catch criminals, improve food crops, and develop high-end security. Through genetic research, scientists are unlocking the mystery of human evolution and creating powerful new ways to manipulate genes and change the world.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Robots take over jobs that are too dirty, dull, or dangerous for people. In doing so, they make human lives safer and more interesting. As robots become increasingly capable and intelligent, they are taking on new roles in medical care, education, the military, exploration, and more. Discover what it could be like to live in a world filled with robot companions and helpers"--Publisher's website.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
Description
"Around 3.9 billion people were connected to the Internet in 2018 and the majority of those individuals used it every day, multiple times a day. The Internet's impact has been felt in virtually every field of human endeavor. It allows people to create, distribute, and consume information; buy and sell goods and services; communicate by voice, video, and text; and collaborate in real time regardless of their location. Without a doubt, the Internet...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Describes how, before the advent of vaccines, epidemics of measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio, and other crippling diseases ravaged humanity around the globe, and how that began to change when medical researchers developed the first vaccines, using a portion of a disease germ to stimulate the bodys immune reaction. Today, hundreds of millions of people gain immunity to deadly diseases through vaccination.
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