Lovett, Amber
Summary: "With LittleBits, you can build your own electronic devices using modules that snap together easily with magnets. With this book, students learn the art of innovation through detailed explanations and hands-on activities built to foster creativity and problem solving. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on maker-related concepts they may already know. Additional tools,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621 LOVDufresne, Emilie
Summary: We need electricity to turn on the lights, charge our phones, and watch TV. Where does electricity come from, and how does it make all these things work? The answers to these questions and more are shown to readers in this handy guide to an essential early science curriculum topic. Age-appropriate text and eye-catching fact boxes present information in a clear and concise way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 537 DUFEnz, Tammy
Summary: "Make a (safe!) spark with projects that teach kids the basics of electronics and then allow your makers to take it to the next level! Learn about electricity, get hands-on with lights and sounds, and use your creativity to build on what you know. Bonus video tutorials and other content available on the free Capstone 4D app gives students an augmented reality experience that goes beyond the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 537 ENZSuen, Anastasia
Summary: Make your own electronic devices. Turn on a light with pencil lead, run a clock with potatoes, experiment with play dough power, make touchscreen gloves, and transform a shoe box into a lamp. Who knew circuits could be so much fun?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2018
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Summary: Provides an introduction to quantum physics, presenting such topics as energy and atoms with simple text and illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDFadell, Tony
Summary: Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and Nest Learning Thermostat and learned enough in thirty plus years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success to fill an encyclopedia. So that's what this book is. An advice encyclopedia. A mentor in a box. Tony uses examples that are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 FADSummary: The piano is one of the most gratifying instruments to play, and an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of music. From folk melodies and holiday tunes to challenging classical forms or jazzy improvisation, the piano is also one of the most versatile instruments, allowing both melodic lead and harmonic accompaniment. Yet, too many people who want to play don't know where to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Felix, Rebecca
Summary: Wire, power, connect, and create with Cool Battery & Electricity Projects! Kids can learn how to wire a working lamp, build a buzzing electric game, and more! Each workshop project includes easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions paired with photographs. Budding craftspeople and engineers will love learning how to use the tools of the trade to make one-of-a-kind creations. --Amazon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 621.30 FELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J745.5 FELEsterowitz, Michael.
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Ekay Music 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 ESTSecrest, Meryle
Summary: The never-before-told true account of the design and development of the first desktop computer by the world's most famous high-styled typewriter company, more than a decade before the arrival of the Osborne 1, the Apple 1, the first Intel microprocessor, and IBM's PC5150.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 SECBrogdon, Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine/McGraw-Hill 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.89 BROHawthorn, Philip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 786.2 HAWFeynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips)
Contents: Introduction to the 2006 edition / by A. Zee -- Foreword / by Leonard Mautner -- Preface / by Ralph Leighton -- Introduction -- Photons : particles of light -- Electrons and their interactions -- Loose ends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.756 FEYScott, Brett
Summary: A monetary anthropologist examines how the drive to create a cashless digital money empire could lead to dire consequences for our civil liberties and create a dangerous nexus of Big Finance and Big Tech.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.4 SCOGibilisco, Stan
Summary: "This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, features plain language explanations and step-by-step lessons that make it easy to understand the material quickly. Throughout, detailed illustrations, practical examples, and self-tests...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill Education 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621 GIBSummary: Make magazine is devoted to DIY technology projects. Make magazine unites, inspires and informs a growing community of people who undertake amazing projects in their basements, backyards and garages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: O'Reilly Media 2005
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Blankson, Amy
Summary: "Technology-at least in theory-is improving our productivity, efficiency, and communication. The one thing it's not doing is making us happier. We are experiencing historically high levels of depression and dissatisfaction. But it doesn't have to be that way. Technology can drive-not diminish-human happiness. Our brains receive 11 million bits of information every second but can only process 40...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 158 BLABryce, Robert
Summary: "In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how innovation and the inexorable human desire to make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.064 BRYPatterson, Robert W.
Summary: Are you interested in building an interactive toy, automated artwork, or robot and have no idea where to start? Or do you want to control a holiday light display? Are you new to microcontrollers or electronics in general? These projects are made from smaller, simpler pieces like those presented here. Your imagination is the only limit once you have gained experience with your Arduino, sensors,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cengage Learning PTR 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 621 PATBillings, Tanner
Summary: "Most people are familiar with GPS technology to some degree, but how many people know how it actually works? Readers are able to confidently say they do after exploring this comprehensive and clear guide to GPS and its many uses in the military. As readers gain a deeper understanding through the fact-focused text and engaging sidebars, they are also encouraged to think critically and apply...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.89 BILSmith, Brad (Brad Lee)
Summary: "In Tools and Weapons, Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne take us into the cockpit of one of the world's largest and most powerful tech companies as it finds itself in the middle of some of the thorniest emerging issues of our time. These are challenges thatcome with no preexisting playbook, including privacy, cybercrime and cyberwar, social media, the moral conundrums of artificial intelligence,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 SMIBrinded, Alex
Summary: "What are switches used for on specific machines? Why are circuits needed to power certain devices? Questions such as these are answered as readers explore the science behind switches and circuits. Readers are given basic examples of these devices, along with simple scientific explanations of how they work. The text, detailed diagrams, and helpful fact boxes contribute to making this common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM Things BrindedGifford, Clive.
Summary: How many times a day do you connect to the digital world? You text, tweet, stream songs, watch videos, and play games. But do you know how it all works? Leap inside to discover the technology behind the coolest gadgets and meet the people with the big ideas. Find out what robots are up to, how a video game is made, and how the internet affects your life."P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.381 GIFMara, Wil.
Summary: "Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as an electrician. They will find out what electricians do each day, what kind of education is required to become an electrician, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020