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THE ATOM AND THE BOHR THEORY OF ITS STRUCTURE

by HELGE HOLST ...

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6 hours 11 min

The Atom and the Bohr Theory of Its Structure by Helge Holst is a captivating exploration of one of the most fundamental concepts in modern physics, brought to life through this audiobook edition. Holst’s work takes listeners on a journey into the microscopic world of atoms, unraveling the revolutionary ideas of Niels Bohr and his pioneering atomic model. Through clear explanations and vivid ... Read more

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The Atom and the Bohr Theory of Its Structure by Helge Holst is a captivating exploration of one of the most fundamental concepts in modern physics, brought to life through this audiobook edition. Holst’s work takes listeners on a journey into the microscopic world of atoms, unraveling the revolutionary ideas of Niels Bohr and his pioneering atomic model. Through clear explanations and vivid
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Breakthrough

What can we learn about the world and ourselves if we think like scientists?

by Camilla Pang ...

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7 hours 27 min

Brought to you by Penguin.FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF EXPLAINING HUMANSA scientist’s journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward.It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realizations. Science helps us to understand ourselves – but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science’s ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF EXPLAINING HUMANSA scientist’s journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward.It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realizations. Science helps us to understand ourselves – but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science’s
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The Strangest Idea in the World

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In this raucous tour of the history and psychology of innovation, one of today’s most entertaining science writers unpacks the five counterintuitive mental moves behind every breakthrough—and offers inspiration for anyone who dreams of inventing something new and making the world just a little bit better.Here’s the biggest mystery in human history: Why did it take us 300,000 years to invent the ... Read more

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by Коллектив авторов ...

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In the Name of Science

by Ron B Knight ...

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A slippery reality farce based on following the money, an independent research facility with no particular disciplinary focus and no public sector grant money or foundation funding is doing its best to "sound kosher", let alone keep the operations flowing. An overworked lab sciences foundation director has been working tirelessly to keep funding coming in to the aging, if not otherwise obsolete, ... Read more

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Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative Oasis

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Series series Food for 9 Billion
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Thanks to Qatar's harsh desert environment and growing population, researchers have embraced the tiny country as a laboratory to address global concerns. As part of the NewsHour's series Food for 9 Billion, special correspondent Jon Miller reports on their inventive efforts to ensure water and food security for the future. ... Read more

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The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog

And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science

by Carly Anne York ...

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6 hours 28 min

A brilliant new voice in science writing—"witty, whip-smart, truly one of our best" (Mary Roach)—shows why playfulness and curiosity are the key to scienceWhy would anyone research how elephants pee? Or study worms who tie themselves into a communal knot? Or quantify the squishability of a cockroach? It all sounds pointless, silly, or even disgusting.Maybe it is. But in The Salmon Cannon and the ... Read more

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A brilliant new voice in science writing—"witty, whip-smart, truly one of our best" (Mary Roach)—shows why playfulness and curiosity are the key to scienceWhy would anyone research how elephants pee? Or study worms who tie themselves into a communal knot? Or quantify the squishability of a cockroach? It all sounds pointless, silly, or even disgusting.Maybe it is. But in The Salmon Cannon and the
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How Innovation Works

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‘Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success’ Sir James DysonBuilding on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject.Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our ... Read more

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Narrated by Lisa Cordileone ...

Series series The Science Of
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Elephants on Acid

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8 hours 24 min

**Discover a world of outrageous experiments with the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Elephants on Acid. Guided by Alex Boese's engaging storytelling, unearth answers to questions that have tickled your curious mind – from the unusual to the hilariously absurd.'Excellent accounts of some of the most important and interesting experiments in biology and psychology' – Simon Singh, author of The Code ... Read more

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**Discover a world of outrageous experiments with the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Elephants on Acid. Guided by Alex Boese's engaging storytelling, unearth answers to questions that have tickled your curious mind – from the unusual to the hilariously absurd.'Excellent accounts of some of the most important and interesting experiments in biology and psychology' – Simon Singh, author of The Code
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by Alex Boese ...

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9 hours 37 min

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Elephant's on Acid comes a collection of the wackiest theories from science and history.What if we’re living inside a black hole? What if we’ve already found extraterrestrial life? What if the dinosaurs died in a nuclear war? What if Jesus Christ was actually a mushroom?In Psychedelic Apes, bestselling author Alex Boese will delve into the curious ... Read more

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Elephant's on Acid comes a collection of the wackiest theories from science and history.What if we’re living inside a black hole? What if we’ve already found extraterrestrial life? What if the dinosaurs died in a nuclear war? What if Jesus Christ was actually a mushroom?In Psychedelic Apes, bestselling author Alex Boese will delve into the curious
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Serendipity

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by Telmo Pievani ...

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6 hours 29 min

From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method—and the essence of its wonder.How many times have we looked for something and found something else? A partner, a job, an object? The same thing often happens to scientists: they design an experiment and discover the unexpected, which usually turns out to be very important. This ... Read more

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Роботы: эволюция. Технический прогресс наглядно

by Сборник ...

Narrated by Максим Полтавский ...

Series series Коротко и ясно
Unabridged

1 hour 42 min

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Why Three-Dimensional Space

by Henri Poincare ...

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35 min

Why Three-Dimensional Space by Henri Poincaré is a fascinating exploration of the very fabric of the world we inhabit. Through the audiobook, listeners are invited into Poincaré’s brilliant mind, where mathematics, philosophy, and physics converge to answer a profound question: why does our universe have three dimensions? This work is not just about geometry—it is a journey into understanding ... Read more

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Why Three-Dimensional Space by Henri Poincaré is a fascinating exploration of the very fabric of the world we inhabit. Through the audiobook, listeners are invited into Poincaré’s brilliant mind, where mathematics, philosophy, and physics converge to answer a profound question: why does our universe have three dimensions? This work is not just about geometry—it is a journey into understanding
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Kobuk the Destroyer

And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering

by Alex Davies ...

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An exuberant exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer offers a 10,000-mile warranty on a car or slaps a “bear-resistant” label on a camping cooler, what do we know about how trustworthy that promise is, and how it’s backed up? For the cooler, it’s Kobuk the Destroyer, the fiercest member of the Interagency ... Read more

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An exuberant exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer offers a 10,000-mile warranty on a car or slaps a “bear-resistant” label on a camping cooler, what do we know about how trustworthy that promise is, and how it’s backed up? For the cooler, it’s Kobuk the Destroyer, the fiercest member of the Interagency
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Storm in a Teacup

The Physics of Everyday Life

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10 hours 14 min

Brought to you by PenguinOur world is full of patterns. If you pour milk into your tea and give it a stir, you'll see a swirl, a spiral of two fluids, before the two liquids mix completely. The same pattern is found elsewhere too. Look down on the Earth from space, and you'll find similar swirls in the clouds, made where warm air and cold air waltz.In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski links the ... Read more

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Brought to you by PenguinOur world is full of patterns. If you pour milk into your tea and give it a stir, you'll see a swirl, a spiral of two fluids, before the two liquids mix completely. The same pattern is found elsewhere too. Look down on the Earth from space, and you'll find similar swirls in the clouds, made where warm air and cold air waltz.In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski links the
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Desvelando los Secretos para Convertirte en un Hombre del Top 1%.

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Narrated by Voz Digital Santiago G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 26 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Recuerda que ser un hombre de alto valor implica un compromiso constante con el crecimiento personal, las relaciones saludables y la contribución positiva a la sociedad.Estos consejos son solo un punto de partida, y puedes adaptarlos según tu personalidad y circunstancias.Convertirse en un hombre de alto valor implica un esfuerzo y sacrificio ... Read more

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Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Recuerda que ser un hombre de alto valor implica un compromiso constante con el crecimiento personal, las relaciones saludables y la contribución positiva a la sociedad.Estos consejos son solo un punto de partida, y puedes adaptarlos según tu personalidad y circunstancias.Convertirse en un hombre de alto valor implica un esfuerzo y sacrificio
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Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

(2 Books in 1) The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era

by Michael W. Simmons ...

Narrated by Alan Munro, Omar Johnson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

"Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison: The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era" is an enthralling two-in-one volume that unites the remarkable stories of two of history's most extraordinary inventors. Authored by Michael W. Simmons, this composite work weaves together the parallel narratives of Tesla and Edison, whose innovations and rivalry forged the path of the technological age.The first ... Read more

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"Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison: The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era" is an enthralling two-in-one volume that unites the remarkable stories of two of history's most extraordinary inventors. Authored by Michael W. Simmons, this composite work weaves together the parallel narratives of Tesla and Edison, whose innovations and rivalry forged the path of the technological age.The first
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Lost in Curiosity

Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown

by Roberta Kwok ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

8 hours 16 min

The real story of science isn’t a triumphant breakthrough. It’s messy, mysterious, and deeply human.In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like… Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.Chronicling researchers’ struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending ... Read more

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The real story of science isn’t a triumphant breakthrough. It’s messy, mysterious, and deeply human.In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like… Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.Chronicling researchers’ struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending
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El libro Negro

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by Alberto El Grande ...

Narrated by Alba Delcampastre ...

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The Malaria Project

The U.S. Government's Secret Mission to Find a Miracle Cure

by Karen M. Masterson ...

Narrated by Kimberly Farr ...

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16 hours 39 min

A fascinating and shocking historical exposé, The Malaria Project is the story of America's secret mission to combat malaria during World War II—a campaign modeled after a German project which tested experimental drugs on men gone mad from syphilis.American war planners, foreseeing the tactical need for a malaria drug, recreated the German model, then grew it tenfold. Quickly becoming the biggest ... Read more

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A fascinating and shocking historical exposé, The Malaria Project is the story of America's secret mission to combat malaria during World War II—a campaign modeled after a German project which tested experimental drugs on men gone mad from syphilis.American war planners, foreseeing the tactical need for a malaria drug, recreated the German model, then grew it tenfold. Quickly becoming the biggest
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What Is A Spider?

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Series Audiobook 2 - DIY Projects for Early Learners
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2 min

A spider is not an insect. Although spiders and insects are animals without backbones, they are very different. Spiders have eight legs. Most spiders have eight eyes and two body parts. The front of a spider is called the cephalothorax. This is the head and the thorax combined. The second part is the abdomen. Spiders inject poisonous venom which paralyzes or kills their prey. Because they have no ... Read more

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A spider is not an insect. Although spiders and insects are animals without backbones, they are very different. Spiders have eight legs. Most spiders have eight eyes and two body parts. The front of a spider is called the cephalothorax. This is the head and the thorax combined. The second part is the abdomen. Spiders inject poisonous venom which paralyzes or kills their prey. Because they have no
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Tripping on Utopia

Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science

by Benjamin Breen ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

Unabridged

12 hours 53 min

**A Los Angeles Times BestsellerOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2024A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley."Brilliant and original."―Charles King, author of Gods of the Upper Air and Midnight at the Pera Palace**"It was not the Baby ... Read more

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**A Los Angeles Times BestsellerOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2024A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley."Brilliant and original."―Charles King, author of Gods of the Upper Air and Midnight at the Pera Palace**"It was not the Baby
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Liftoff

Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX

by Eric Berger ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

‘Just read it.’ Elon MuskThe dramatic inside story of SpaceX ― the world's leading edge rocket company, whose charismatic and controversial founder now advises the White HouseSpaceX has enjoyed a miraculous decade. Less than 20 years after its founding, it boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020 became the first private ... Read more

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‘Just read it.’ Elon MuskThe dramatic inside story of SpaceX ― the world's leading edge rocket company, whose charismatic and controversial founder now advises the White HouseSpaceX has enjoyed a miraculous decade. Less than 20 years after its founding, it boasts the largest constellation of commercial satellites in orbit, has pioneered reusable rockets, and in 2020 became the first private
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THE ATOM AND THE BOHR THEORY OF ITS STRUCTURE

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In the Name of Science

Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative Oasis

The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog

How Innovation Works

Science of Time Travel, The

Elephants on Acid

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Why Three-Dimensional Space

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Lost in Curiosity

El libro Negro

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