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The spectacular science of inventions / by Colson, Rob,1971-author.(CARDINAL)498917; Chiacchiera, Moreno,illustrator.(CARDINAL)484157;
Includes index.A world of invention -- Ancient inventions -- Writing -- The printing press -- Inventions of the Han Dynasty -- Making metals -- Plastic materials -- Steam power -- The electric battery -- The camera -- Light bulbs -- Sending messages -- Broadcasting to the world -- Moving pictures -- Taking flight -- Rockets into space -- Computers -- Robots -- Seeing the invisible -- Failed inventions -- Future inventions"Take a closer look at the gadgets around you. Learn about some of the cleverest ideas of all time in the incredible history of technology"--
Subjects: Inventions; Inventions;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Unaccountable : what hospitals won't tell you and how transparency can revolutionize health care / by Makary, Marty.(CARDINAL)400397;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index.Some random doctor. Dr. Hodad and the raptor ; Danger zones ; The New York experiment ; The supersurgeon and the Shah ; "How I like to do it" ; Navigating the system ; Tap the power of patient outcomes -- The Wild West. Impaired physicians ; Medical mistakes ; Ask before you give ; Eat what you kill ; The all-American robot -- Transparency time. Drivers of culture ; Healthonomics ; Candid cameras ; A new generation for honest medicine ; What accountability looks like."Dr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist Manifesto. As a busy surgeon who has worked in many of the best hospitals in the nation, he can testify to the amazing power of modern medicine to cure. But he's also been a witness to a medical culture that routinely leaves surgical sponges inside patients, amputates the wrong limbs, and overdoses children because of sloppy handwriting. Over the last ten years, neither error rates nor costs have come down, despite scientific progress and efforts to curb expenses. Why?To patients, the healthcare system is a black box. Doctors and hospitals are unaccountable, and the lack of transparency leaves both bad doctors and systemic flaws unchecked. Patients need to know more of what healthcare workers know, so they can make informed choices. Accountability in healthcare would expose dangerous doctors, reward good performance, and force positive change nationally, using the power of the free market. Unaccountable is a powerful, no-nonsense, non-partisan diagnosis for healing our hospitals and reforming our broken healthcare system"--
Subjects: Medical personnel and patient.; Patient education.; Health facilities; Medical errors.; Medical care; Medical care.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 11
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Creative projects with Raspberry Pi : build gadgets, cameras, tools, home automation, games, and more / by Kearney, Kirsten,author.(CARDINAL)620260; Freeman, Will,author.(CARDINAL)760993;
The basic Pi-[i]dea: an essential introduction to the Raspberry Pi -- Robot Pi: Raspbots and Piborgs to build -- Game Pi: make your own games consoles -- Experimental Pi: contribute to scientific progress from home -- Home Pi: smart devices for the automated home -- Art Pi: where science meets art.
Subjects: Raspberry Pi (Computer); Raspberry Pi (Computer);
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Mighty mission machines : from rockets to rovers / by Williams, Dave(Dafydd Rhys),1954-author.(CARDINAL)343759; Cunti, Loredana,1968-author.(CARDINAL)343757; Krynauw, Theo,illustrator.(CARDINAL)343758;
Includes index.Check out the amazing machines that make space travel possible. From the spaceship itself to the wrench needed to make in-flight repairs, machines of every kind are the backbone of space travel. In this, the third book in the Dr. Dave Astronaut series, the former NASA astronaut takes readers on a tour of the incredible equipment that allows humans to travel, live, and work in space: Kids will be fascinated to find out: - How spacecraft have evolved from the 1960s to today - How rockets power the spacecraft for liftoff--and enable it to re-enter Earth's atmosphere - All the equipment a spacesuit contains--including a TV camera - How Robonaut, the on-board robot on the ISS, works and contributes to missions With its focus on technology and engineering, this book is a must-have addition to any STEM studies. Lots of photos and humorous illustrations make this an entertaining way to get kids interested in the nuts and bolts of space travel today and into the future.990L
Subjects: Space vehicles;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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Seven wonders of communication / by Cleveland, Donald B.,1935-(CARDINAL)167311;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77) and index.Tell me something : the incredible human language -- Give me a call : telephones then and now -- Say cheese : cameras from a black box to digital -- Pictures out of the air : the magic of television -- Password, please : the personal computer -- Learn, play, or just fool around : the World Wide Web -- Talking to machines : the wonders of robot communication -- Timeline.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Multimedia communications; Telecommunication;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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20 easy Raspberry Pi projects : toys, tools, gadgets, and more! / by Santos, Rui(Writer on electronics),author.(CARDINAL)619561; Santos, Sara,author.(CARDINAL)417317; Raspberry Pi Foundation.(CARDINAL)783601;
LEDs. Blinking an LED ; Pushbutton LED flashlight ; LED dimmer switch ; A graphical user interface for a multicolor LED ; Rainbow light strip -- Displays. An LCD reminder ; Mini weather forecaster ; Pong with a sense hat -- Sensors. All-in-one weather sensor station ; Intruder alarm with email notifications ; Gas and smoke alarm ; Temperature and humidity data logger -- Cameras. Burglar detector with photo capture ; Home surveillance camera -- Web applications. Building your first website ; Connecting your electronics to the web ; Internet of things control center with Node-RED -- Games and toys. Digital drum set ; Make a game in Scratch: Hungry monkey -- Wi-fi remote-controlled robot."A beginner-friendly collection of electronics projects for Raspberry Pi, suited for kids, parents, educators, and hobbyists. Each project provides step-by-step instructions, full-color photos and circuit diagrams, and the complete code"--1100L
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Raspberry Pi (Computer); Computer programming;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Scratch for kids for dummies / by Breen, Derek,author.(CARDINAL)622030;
Scratch is a fast, fun, and easy way to get started in computer science. Do you want to make cool games, impressive animations, and become an all-around Scratch super star? You've come to the right place! Packed with full-color photos and easy-to-follow instructions, Scratch For Kids For Dummies makes it easy to get started--even if you've never attempted computer programming or coding. Inside, you'll find out how to design and develop your own games, create amazing animations, interact with the online Scratch community, and much more!Become a Scratch designer. Getting started with Scratch -- Create your own comics -- Design Scratch animals -- Build vector robots -- Digital collages -- Become a Scratch animator. Animation essentials -- Animate great characters -- Location, location, location -- Sounds good to me -- Lights, camera, ACTION! -- Become a Scratch game developer. Design a classic videogame -- Super snake -- A-Maze-ing game -- Attacking the clones -- Game not over!
Subjects: Scratch (Computer program language); Video games; Video games;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Unscrewed : salvage and reuse motors, gears, switches, and more from your old electronics / by Sobey, Edwin J. C.,1948-(CARDINAL)721601;
"Perfect for the do-it-yourselfer, this handy guide to household electronics gives the weekend workbench enthusiast a multitude of ideas on how to salvage valuable parts from old electronics and turn them into useful gadgets once more. This handbook is loaded with information and helpful tips for disassembling old and broken electronics. Each of the more than 50 deconstruction projects includes a "treasures cache" of the components to be found, a required tools list, and step-by-step instructions with photos on how to safely extract the working components. Projects include building a desk lamp from an old flatbed scanner, a barbeque supercharger from a Dustbuster impeller, and a robot from the gears, rollers, and stepper motor found in an ink-jet printer. Now, old VHS players and fax machines will find new life with these fun ideas"--"UNSCREWED is the perfect resource for anyone looking to salvage hidden treasures from old electronics and appliances. Author Ed Sobey, founder of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, will show how items found in an old flatbed scanner can be used to build a desk lamp; how a DustBuster impeller can be converted to quickly prep a charcoal grill; how the gears, rollers, and stepper motor found in an ink-jet printer can become a robot; and much more. Each of the 50+ deconstruction projects includes a "treasures cache" of the components to be found and step-by-step instructions, with photos, on how to safely extract the working components"--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Electronic apparatus and appliances; Electronic apparatus and appliances; Salvage (Waste, etc.);
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 12
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Music is-- awesome! [sound recording] / by Yo Gabba Gabba! (Musical group),performer.(CARDINAL)589625; DJ Lance Rock,performer.; Solange,1986-performer.; Black, Jack,1969-performer.(CARDINAL)538515; Apples in Stereo (Musical group),performer.; Aquabats (Musical group),performer.; Datarock (Musical group),performer.; Hot Hot Heat (Musical group),performer.; Jimmy Eat World (Musical group),performer.; MGMT (Musical group),performer.; Ting Tings (Musical group),performer.; Weezer (Musical group),performer.;
MARCIVE 4/04/11Performed by Yo Gabba Gabba ; with other various performers.
Subjects: Children's songs.; Television music;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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WALL-E [videorecording] / by Stanton, Andrew,film director,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)544320; Morris, Jim(Filmmaker),film producer.; Lasseter, John,film producer.(CARDINAL)391879; Docter, Pete,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)547193; Reardon, Jim,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)815273; Burtt, Ben,voice actor.(CARDINAL)758253; Knight, Elissa,voice actor.; Garlin, Jeff,1962-voice actor.(CARDINAL)687546; Willard, Fred,1939-2020,voice actor.; Ratzenberger, John,voice actor.(CARDINAL)346900; Najimy, Kathy,voice actor.(CARDINAL)377196; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-voice actor.(CARDINAL)352841; Pixar (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)346897; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)348538; Walt Disney Pictures,presenter.(CARDINAL)346896;
Original score composed & conducted by Thomas Newman ; production designer, Ralph Eggleston ; film editor, Stephen Schaffer ; supervising animators, Alan Barillaro, Steven Clay Hunter ; directors of photography, Jeremy Lasky (camera), Danielle Feinberg (lighting).Voices: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Macintalk, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver.After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life.MPAA rating: G.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, 2009.
Subjects: Animated films.; Computer animation films.; Feature films.; Fantasy films.; Science fiction films.; Action and adventure films.; Children's films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Autonomous robots; Robots; Refuse and refuse disposal; Friendship; Dystopias;
Available copies: 84 / Total copies: 136
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