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1) Mirage
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 9
Description
"In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer supposedly vanished, the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered a hoax--but now Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon colleagues aren't so sure. There is talk of a new weapon soon to be auctioned, something very dangerous to America's interests, and the rumors link it to the great inventor Nikola Tesla, who was working with the Navy when he died in 1943. Was he responsible for...
2) Radiation
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Looks at different types of radiation, where it comes from, why it is important, and how it can be extremely dangerous. Radiation is all around us-in the earth, in the air, and in space. We can see and feel some forms of radiation, such as light and heat. Other forms, such as radio waves, pass right through our bodies without us even knowing. This book looks at the many different types of radiation. Find out where radiation comes from, why it is important,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"In 2011, without warning, a skyscraper in South Korea began to shake uncontrollably and was immediately evacuated. Was it an earthquake? A terrorist attack? No one seemed quite sure. The actual cause emerged later: Twenty-three middle-aged Koreans were having a Tae Bo fitness class in the office gym on the twelfth floor. Their beats had inadvertently matched the building's natural frequency, and this coincidence caused the building to shake at an...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Presents illustrated explanations of how light, electricity, and magnetism work, describing the laws of optics and electromagnetism and Ohm's and Joule's laws, and providing a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The aliens have landed! That's what Scooby-Doo and the gang think when they see a UFO and an alien who seems determined to destroy the local lighting store. But why? Join the gang as they use science to uncover the alien's mission and put a stop to its not-so-bright idea"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"This book is a must for anyone concerned with protecting their well-being, that of loved ones, and other species. From the personal, the political, and the planetary, you will never see things the same way again."-B. Blake Levitt, former New York Times contributor, Author, Electromagnetic Fields, A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves Keys, wallet, cell phone. ready to go! Cell phones have become ubiquitous fixtures of 21st...