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"Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design." - Container.
6) 2057
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Includes 2057 (a look at custom-built organs, robotic surgery, intelligent clothing, and more amazing inventions in the future) and Future Car (a look at cars in 2030, the fuel they would use, the computers in them, and more).
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Pub. Date
1998-04-13
Description
During the Depression-era 1930s, tens of thousands of teenagers hopped on freight trains in search of a better life elsewhere. What they found was a mixture of adventure, camadarie, hardship, and loneliness. These are the evocative stories of teen hoboes crisscrossing America during tough times.
11) Templar code
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Medieval experts and code breakers examine the coded geometric images carved into the walls of the Knight's Templar's prison in France as they explore the identities of these mysterious men.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Venture outside our solar system in another epic exploration of the universe and its mysteries. With strikingly realistic computer re-creations, feel like you have traveled to the edge of the unknown including visiting strange and unfamiliar worlds; prepare for the worst; uncover the secrets of our own galaxy. Learn what 'Dark matter' is and how it takes up 95% of the universe. Find out more about 'White holes,' which actually create matter.
15) Renewable energy
Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Discover how air, water, earth, and fire are transformed into clean, reliable sources of heat, electricity, and even automobile fuel, and take an in-depth look at solar, wind, geothermal, biofuel, and tidal power.
17) The great fever
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Explore how the Chief Surgeon of the U. S. Army tested the theory of one Cuban doctor, who believed that mosquitos were spreading the deadly disease Yellow Fever in 1900.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's documentary television series Legends and Lies: The Real West, a fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know : How did Davy Crockett save President Jackson's life only to end up dying at the Alamo? Was the Lone Ranger based on a real lawman--and was he an African American? What amazing detective work led to the capture of Black Bart, the "gentleman bandit" and...