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Bill Nye the Science Guy's Big Blast of Science

AUTHOR Nye, Bill
PUBLISHER Basic Books (09/01/1993)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Bill Nye The Science Guy knows how cool science can be. After all, everything in the universe involves science. And you already think scientifically everyday, even if you don't know it. So get ready for a universe of amazing fun--you'll have a blast. Read about quarks, quasars, and the questions that scientists are still trying to figure out. And find spectacular science projects that let you see how cool science guys and gals can be. Do you know: that everything you see is made up of just 92 kinds of atoms? why this book and your hands are mostly empty space? how to launch a hot-air baloon? that light comes as both waves and particles (but doesn't come out of a black hole?) how to build a miniature electric motor? why microwave ovens and lamps are like radios? how a television show arrives at your TV set? that we move more than 100 miles through space every second? about entropy? ozone? absolute zero? heavy water? pulsars?

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ISBN-13: 9780201608649
ISBN-10: 0201608642
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 176
Carton Quantity: 26
Product Dimensions: 7.37 x 0.39 x 9.10 inches
Weight: 0.79 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects
Grade Level: 6th Grade - 10th Grade
Dewey Decimal: 551.46
Library of Congress Control Number: 93011221
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A companion to the author's PBS science show. Kids are introduced to all the chemical elements (by name), four of the Three Laws of Thermodynamics and questions for the next generation of scientists to figure out, presented as only the Science Guy can--wacky.
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Bill Nye The Science Guy knows how cool science can be. After all, everything in the universe involves science. And you already think scientifically everyday, even if you don't know it. So get ready for a universe of amazing fun--you'll have a blast. Read about quarks, quasars, and the questions that scientists are still trying to figure out. And find spectacular science projects that let you see how cool science guys and gals can be. Do you know: that everything you see is made up of just 92 kinds of atoms? why this book and your hands are mostly empty space? how to launch a hot-air baloon? that light comes as both waves and particles (but doesn't come out of a black hole?) how to build a miniature electric motor? why microwave ovens and lamps are like radios? how a television show arrives at your TV set? that we move more than 100 miles through space every second? about entropy? ozone? absolute zero? heavy water? pulsars?

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Author: Nye, Bill
Bill Nye is a scientist, engineer, comedian, and inventor. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University where he studied under Carl Sagan, and worked on the 747 as an engineer at Boeing before creating and hosting his much-loved Emmy award-winning PBS/Discovery Channel show "Bill Nye the Science Guy". He holds six Honorary Doctorate degrees from Lehigh University, Willamette University, Quinnipiac University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Goucher College, and Johns Hopkins, and teaches at Cornell regularly as a visiting professor.
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