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Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
138 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A Shot in the Arm is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who historically popularized...
Author
Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
124 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Machines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon. Included are fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Musa-al-Khwarizmi, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing and Bill Gates. From...