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The Lightning Tamers: True Stories of the Dreamers and Schemers Who Harnessed Electricity and Transformed Our World By Kathy Joseph Cover Image
The Lightning Tamers: True Stories of the Dreamers and Schemers Who Harnessed Electricity and Transformed Our World (Hardcover)
By Kathy Joseph
$25.99
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The Lightning Tamers: True Stories of the Dreamers and Schemers Who Harnessed Electricity and Transformed Our World By Kathy Joseph Cover Image
The Lightning Tamers: True Stories of the Dreamers and Schemers Who Harnessed Electricity and Transformed Our World (Paperback)
By Kathy Joseph
$17.99
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The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything By Matthew Ball Cover Image
The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything (Hardcover)
By Matthew Ball
$30.00
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The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects By Emily Prokop Cover Image
The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects (Paperback)
By Emily Prokop
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Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants By John Drury Clark, Isaac Asimov (Foreword by) Cover Image
Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Paperback)
By John Drury Clark, Isaac Asimov (Foreword by)
$30.95
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Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon By William D. Cohan Cover Image
Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon (Hardcover)
By William D. Cohan
$40.00
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Thunderstruck By Erik Larson Cover Image
Thunderstruck (Paperback)
By Erik Larson
$18.00
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Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure By Vaclav Smil Cover Image
Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure (Hardcover)
By Vaclav Smil
$24.95
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How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain By Ryan North Cover Image
How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain (Hardcover)
By Ryan North
$28.00
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Engineers: From the Great Pyramids to the Pioneers of Space Travel By DK Cover Image
Engineers: From the Great Pyramids to the Pioneers of Space Travel (Paperback)
By DK
$26.99
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World By Simon Winchester Cover Image
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (Hardcover)
By Simon Winchester
$29.99
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How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms By Chris Wiggins, Matthew L. Jones Cover Image
How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms (Hardcover)
By Chris Wiggins, Matthew L. Jones
$30.00
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