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1) The squiggle
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Description
As she walks to the park with her school class, a young girl finds a piece of string which her imagination turns into a dragon's tail, an acrobat, fireworks, a storm cloud, and more.
2) String games
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Provides directions, illustrated with photographs, for making many different string figures--from the fairly simple Jacob's Ladder to more complex Mt. Fuji--along with information about their history and meaning.
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English
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Everything is connected.
We're living in the midst of a scientific revolution that's captured the general public's attention and imagination. The aim of this new revolution is to develop a "theory of everything," a set of laws of physics that will explain all that can be explained, ranging from the tiniest subatomic particle to the universe as a whole. Here, listeners will learn the ideas behind the theories and their effects upon our world,
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Called the "theory of everything," string theory has divided the physics world. Proponents hope that it will reach its potential to explain and connect all physical phenomena from gravity and motion to light and nuclear reactions, while detractors wait for experimental data to expose its flaws. For nonphysicists, string theory can be very confusing with its talk of tachyons, branes, and 26 dimensions. Gubser (physics, Princeton Univ.) does a masterly...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"String art is making a comeback with seemingly endless new designs, and author Jesse Dresbach's modern, more flexible approach lets you methodically string away to your heart's content. This book is full of patterns--simple to more intricate designs--that help you quickly get to the fun part of the craft--the stringing! Jesse walks you through his tool room, and even includes tips on cutting and preparing the right size boards. He shares how to structure...
10) String theory
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English
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Examines the concept of string theory, discussing its origins, the science behind it, and what the discovery means today.
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English
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In this illuminating book, renowned physicist Lee Smolin argues that fundamental physics-the search for the laws of nature-is losing its way. Ambitious ideas about extra dimensions, exotic particles, multiple universes, and strings have captured the public's imagination-and the imagination of experts. But these ideas have not been tested experimentally, and some, like string theory, seem to offer no possibility of being tested. Even still, these...
19) Spray string
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Lexile measure
AD 430L
Language
English
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"It's fun to spray around at parties, but did you know spray string was a mistake? Oops! Learn the story of how this accidental invention turned into something silly to play with. Simple text and fun photos prove we can create wonders from whoops-es!"--
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