How Wonder Changed the World (Adults and Teens) - Summer Adventure 2022Like this list

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• Wonder in Nature Summer Adventure at AC Library

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  Alameda County Library invites people of all ages and abilities to come along for our 2022 Summer Adventure, Wonder in Nature! Complete activities, reading, and more to receive a book gift and prize drawing entries. Pick up an Adventure Guide at any…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Age of Wonder

  How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

  Holmes, Richard, 1945-

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  Facts and imagination might seem like a oil-and-water mixture, but early 19th century scientists managed to unite the two into our modern ideal of scientific curiosity. This book presents a compelling case for how wonder underlies both humanity's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mauve

  How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World

  Garfield, Simon

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  The world was never really in black and white, but more colors have been added over time. Discover how a teenaged Victorian chemist accidentally invented a new color that took the world by storm and changed how we dye cloth, paper, and other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 18 Tiny Deaths

  the Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics

  Goldfarb, Bruce,

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  Part historical epic, part scientific journey, this book details the life and work of Frances Glessner Lee, the artist who turned her talents to forensic science. Already an elderly woman by the time she started making her impact on investigation…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Riddle of the Compass

  the Invention That Changed the World

  Aczel, Amir D

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  Who invented the compass? A simple question, but as author Amir Aczel discovered, the answer isn't simple at all! This charming book follows his quest for the complex truth behind one of humankind's most powerful tools.

• The Disordered Cosmos

  a Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

  Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda,

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  How much richer would our understanding of the world be if everyone's curiosity was valued in the scientific community? In this intellectual but extremely readable book, Dr. Prescod-Weinstein starts a frank discussion about how discrimination and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Soundings

  the Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor

  Felt, Hali

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  The deepest parts of the ocean were a mystery before Marie Tharp came along, but if you've never heard her name, you're in the majority. Despite sexism that hindered her career and legacy, Tharp used her curiosity, intellect, and resourcefulness to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

  Brown, Mike, 1965-

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  The history of science is often taught as a series of discoveries that build on one another... but what happens when one discovery destroys centuries of earlier understanding, leaving new questions in their wake? In this stunningly human account of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Primates

  the Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas

  Ottaviani, Jim

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  Journey deep into the animal kingdom alongside three pioneers in primatology, the study of primates. Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas's curiosity about apes led to not only a deeper understanding of chimpanzees, gorillas, and others, but also startling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Terrible Lizard

  the First Dinosaur Hunters and the Birth of a New Science

  Cadbury, Deborah

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  Today, dinosaurs are well-known creatures, but it took centuries of finding fragmented fossils, strange boundaries in rock, and other evidence for some scientists to advance the idea of these ancient giants... and the theory wasn’t well-received.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Headstrong

  52 Women Who Changed Science--and the World

  Swaby, Rachel,

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  Wonder belongs to people of all genders, and this collection of mini biographies highlights the incredible advances made by women scientists around the world. From paleontology to pediatrics, computer science to chemistry, engineering to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House of Wisdom

  How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance

  Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-

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  How do we know light travels in rays? Who decided a minute was 1/60 of an hour, and why? Where do we get the name and concept of algebra? The answers to these questions and many more can be found in the "explosion of scientific creativity" belonging…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Icepick Surgeon

  Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science

  Kean, Sam,

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  Experiments have always been part of the human experience, but ethical experimentation is a newer concept. This catalogue of nasty work with noble purpose highlights just how cruel curiosity can make even the most brilliant minds and encourages the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Longitude

  the True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

  Sobel, Dava

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  Surprising the most learned minds of Europe, a self-taught clockmaker discovers a new solution to the life-and-death problem of navigation on the open sea. By law, he has the right to a fortune from the English government... but with enemies in high…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lives in Ruins

  Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble

  Johnson, Marilyn, 1954-

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  The past may be dead and buried, but that doesn't mean modern minds are done with it. This witty and informative read explores the fascination that leads archaeologists to a lifetime of digging in the dirt for even the tiniest clue to lost lives and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Briefer History of Time

  Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018,

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  In this revised edition of one of the most famous works on modern physics, Stephen Hawking and his longtime collaborator Leonard Mlodinow take the reader on a journey through the universe from its formation to now. Learn about the incredible…Read moreRead more of this annotation