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100 inventions that made history : brilliant breakthroughs that shaped our world

Turner, Tracey.

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2014

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609 TUR

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A history of just about everything : 180 events, people and inventions that changed the world

MacLeod, Elizabeth.

Publication Date

2013

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909 MAC

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SD_ILS:275456

Bounce! : a scientific history of rubber

Albee, Sarah, author.

Publication Date

2024

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678.2 ALB

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SD_ILS:787638

Seven small inventions that changed the world

Agrawal, Roma, 1983- author.

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2024

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303.483 AGR

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Secret factopia! : follow the trail of 400 hidden facts

Towler, Paige, author.

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2024

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031 TOW

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This day in history for kids : 1,001 remarkable moments & fascinating facts

Bova, Dan, author.

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2024

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909 BOV

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The Tesla trap

King, SJ, author.

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2024

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KIN

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The story of science : how science and technology changed the world

Winston, Robert, author.

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2023

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509 WIN

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SD_ILS:703999

Becoming bionic, and other ways science is making us super

Camlot, Heather, author.

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2023

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303.48 CAM

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SD_ILS:682839

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Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge

Havrelock, Deidre, author.

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2023

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500.8 HAV

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SD_ILS:682895

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That's fact-tastic! : mind-blowing, eye-popping, jaw-dropping stuff about our world.

Beer, Julie (Children's author), author.

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2023

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Virginia wouldn't slow down! : the unstoppable Dr. Apgar and her life-saving invention

Pearson, Carrie A., 1962- author.

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2023

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