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37.

The mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel : genius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I

Brunt, Douglas, author.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Books

Call Number

926 DIE

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:691422

38.

Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Books

Call Number

600 SMI

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SD_ILS:670286

39.

All the Answers - Season 1 [hoopla TV program].

Craine, Adam, actor.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Films

Instantly available on hoopla.
Cover image

Call Number

GM5A0N A

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:789218

40.

Hydrant for electric vehicles : the original novel

Alves, Alex, author.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Books

Call Number

ALV

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SD_ILS:717828

41.

Camera man : Buster Keaton, the dawn of cinema, and the invention of the Twentieth Century

Stevens, Dana (Film critic), author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

927.9143 KEA

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SD_ILS:621299

42.

The invention of power : popes, kings, and the birth of the West

Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946- author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

909.09821 BUE

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SD_ILS:646619

43.

History : a visual encyclopedia.

Dorling Kindersley Limited, publisher.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

909 HIS

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SD_ILS:650107

44.

Papyrus : the invention of books in the ancient world

Vallejo Moreu, Irene, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

002.09 VAL

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SD_ILS:655313

45.

The greatest invention : a history of the world in nine mysterious scripts

Ferrara, Silvia, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

411.09 FER

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SD_ILS:633493

46.

A pandemic is worldwide

Thomson, Sarah L., author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

614.2 THO

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SD_ILS:638298

47.

The invention of power [CD] : popes, kings, and the birth of the West

Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946- author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

CDs

Call Number

909.09821 BUE

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:645862

48.

The man who invented motion pictures : a true tale of obsession, murder, and the movies

Fischer, Paul (Documentary film producer), author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

791.43 FIS

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SD_ILS:648872

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