National Geographic Science of Everything

Editor: National Geographic
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: National Geographic Society

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-42-621168-3
Category: Science
Book Status: Available
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National Geographic answers all the questions about how things work--the science, technology, biology, chemistry, physics, and mechanics--in an indispensible book that reveals the science behind virtually everything.

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Table of Contents

  • FOREWORD BY DAVID POGUE
  • HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
  • PART 1 MECHANICS
  • CHAPTER 1 LAWS OF MOTION AND ENERGY
  • Newton’s First Law of Motion
  • SEGWAY
  • GYROSCOPE
  • SHIP STABILIZER
  • FLIGHT STABILIZER
  • WASHING MACHINE
  • Newton’s Third Law of Motion
  • SQUID AND OCTOPUS
  • JET ENGINE
  • ROCKET ENGINE
  • Conservation of Energy
  • BILLIARDS
  • REGENERATIVE BRAKING
  • DOWNHILL SKIING
  • ROLLER COASTER
  • ROTATING OBJECTS
  • Chapter 2 MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE AND FRICTION
  • Mechanical Advantage
  • LEVER
  • BICYCLE
  • WHEEL
  • PULLEY
  • GEAR
  • CLIMBING TOWER CRANE
  • OFFSET PRINTING PRESS
  • Friction
  • BALL BEARING
  • PARACHUTE
  • STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
  • COMPETITIVE SWIMWEAR
  • Chapter 3 WAVES AND TURBULENCE
  • Wave Energy
  • WAVE TURBINE
  • SURFING
  • Seismic Waves
  • TSUNAMI
  • EARTHQUAKE
  • Destructive Interference
  • NOISE-CANCELING DEVICE
  • CELL PHONE JAMMER
  • Reflection of Sound Waves
  • SONAR
  • ULTRASOUND
  • Chapter 4 FLUIDS AND PRESSURE
  • Bernoulli’s Principle
  • SAILBOAT
  • HOVERCRAFT
  • AIRPLANE
  • HELICOPTER
  • HYDROFOIL
  • CURVEBALL
  • Downforce
  • ATOMIZER
  • Rapidly Expanding Gases
  • FIREWORKS
  • FIREARM
  • COMBUSTION ENGINE
  • Elasticity of Air
  • VACUUM TUBE
  • VACUUM CLEANER
  • Pascal’s Law
  • DIVING AND THE BENDS
  • HOME PLUMBING SYSTEM
  • SIPHON
  • ARTESIAN WELL
  • HYDRAULIC BRAKES
  • HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR
  • OIL DRILL
  • Surface Tension
  • BUBBLE
  • TURGOR PRESSURE IN PLANTS
  • Archimedes’ Principle
  • FLOATING CONTINENTS
  • SHIP
  • SUBMARINE
  • Chapter 5 THERMODYNAMICS
  • Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • AIR CONDITIONER
  • REFRIGERATOR
  • Convection
  • CONVECTION OVEN
  • HOME HEATER
  • HOT AIR BALLOON
  • THUNDERSTORM
  • Coriolis Effect
  • HURRICANE
  • SEA BREEZE
  • Specific Heat
  • SMOG AND TEMPERATURE INVERSION
  • CLOTHES DRYER
  • Evaporation
  • PERSPIRATION
  • Third Law of Thermodynamics
  • SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
  • Part 2 NATURAL FORCES
  • Chapter 6 GRAVITY
  • The Universal Law of Gravitation
  • PARABOLIC CURVE
  • BULLET TRAJECTORY
  • ELLIPTICAL ORBITS OF PLANETS
  • ESCALATOR
  • ELEVATOR
  • SUSPENSION BRIDGE
  • TIDES
  • TIDAL POWER GENERATOR
  • EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT BUILDINGS
  • Chapter 7 MAGNETISM
  • Magnetic Fields
  • COMPASS
  • MAGNET EARTH
  • LIVING COMPASSES
  • METAL DETECTOR
  • CREDIT CARD
  • MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
  • COLOR TELEVISION
  • PLASMA, LCD, AND LED SCREENS
  • Electromagnetism
  • LOUDSPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES
  • COMPUTER HARD DRIVE
  • PARTICLE ACCELERATOR
  • ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
  • MAGLEV SHIP
  • MAGLEV TRAIN
  • Faraday’s Law of Induction
  • GENERATOR
  • ELECTRIC MOTOR
  • POWER DRILL
  • GARBAGE DISPOSAL
  • ELECTRIC RAZOR
  • ELECTRIC CAR
  • Chapter 8 POWER AND ELECTRICITY
  • Volts, Amps, and Ohm’s Law
  • TWO-AND THREE-PRONG PLUGS
  • AC/DC: EDISON VERSUS TESLA
  • ELECTRICAL WIRING AND POWER GRID
  • PHOTOCOPIER
  • LASER PRINTER
  • INKJET PRINTER
  • HYDROELECTRICITY
  • Geothermal Energy
  • WIND
  • WIND TURBINES
  • Nuclear Fission
  • NUCLEAR REACTOR
  • Photovoltaic Effect
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
  • SOLAR ARRAYS
  • Electrochemistry
  • LITHIUM-ION BATTERY
  • HYDROGEN FUEL CELL
  • BIOFUEL
  • Binary Code
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
  • DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
  • DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA
  • DIGITAL MUSIC
  • PERSONAL COMPUTER
  • ATM
  • INTERNET
  • WORLD WIDE WEB
  • E-MAIL
  • CLOUD COMPUTING
  • Chapter 9 LIGHT
  • Absorption of Light
  • VISIBLE SPECTRUM
  • COLOR-BOOSTING DETERGENT
  • 3-D MOVIES AND TV
  • REFLECTING TELESCOPES
  • SPACE TELESCOPES
  • Ultraviolet Light
  • UV LIGHT AND EYES
  • UV LITHOGRAPHY
  • SUNBURN AND SUNBLOCK
  • Thermal Imaging
  • WEATHER MAPS AND THERMOGRAPHY
  • NIGHT VISION GOGGLES
  • Photoelectric Effect
  • LIGHT-SENSITIVE DIODES
  • DIGITAL SCANNER
  • IRIS AND RETINAL SCANS
  • Optics
  • AGE AND VISION
  • EYEGLASSES AND CONTACT LENSES
  • HOW WE SEE
  • Fiber Optics
  • FIBER OPTIC CABLE
  • Stimulated Emission
  • BAR CODE SCANNER
  • LASER
  • HOLOGRAM
  • COMPACT DISC PLAYER
  • Chapter 10 RADIATION
  • Radio Waves
  • RADIO WAVE FREQUENCIES
  • RADIO
  • CELL PHONES
  • GPS
  • WI-FI
  • NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATIONS
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • SPECTRUM OF WAVELENGTHS
  • INCANDESCENT LIGHTBULB
  • MICROWAVE OVEN
  • RADAR
  • AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
  • X-RAY IMAGING
  • CAT SCAN
  • Part 3 MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY
  • Chapter 11 ELEMENTS
  • Atomic Structure
  • NEON
  • LITHIUM
  • IODINE
  • ALUMINUM
  • GOLD
  • SILVER
  • CHLORINE
  • SILICON
  • ARGON
  • TITANIUM
  • Chapter 12 POLYMERS AND RESINS
  • Natural Polymers
  • CELLULOSE
  • SHELLAC
  • RUBBER
  • Natural Resins
  • INCENSE AND PERFUMES
  • VARNISH
  • AMBER
  • Macromolecular Chemistry
  • GRAPHENE
  • NEOPRENE
  • NYLON
  • SUPERGLUE
  • POLYETHYLENE
  • 3-D PRINTING
  • Chapter 13 NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY
  • WATER AND AIR PURIFICATION
  • FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS
  • ANTIMICROBIALS
  • UV-BLOCKING FABRIC
  • SELF-CLEANING GLASS
  • WATER- AND STAIN-RESISTANT FABRIC
  • Part 4 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
  • Chapter 14 FOOD AND DRINK
  • Fermentation
  • BEER
  • BREAD
  • WINE
  • VINEGAR
  • YOGURT
  • CHEESE
  • Ecology
  • HYDROPONICS
  • AQUACULTURE
  • Food Microbiology
  • FROZEN FOOD
  • CANNED AND BOTTLED FOODS
  • FREEZE-DRIED FOODS
  • Chapter 15 CELL BIOLOGY
  • DNA
  • GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS
  • LIVESTOCK CLONING
  • IN VITRO MEAT
  • HUMAN IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
  • CANCER
  • HUMAN TISSUE CULTIVATION
  • STEM CELL THERAPY
  • GENE THERAPY
  • Chapter 16 HEALTH AND MEDICINE
  • Immunobiology
  • ANTIBIOTICS
  • VACCINES
  • ALLERGIES
  • Bioengineering
  • KIDNEY DIALYSIS
  • PACEMAKER
  • PROSTHETIC LIMB
  • PROSTHETIC DISC
  • COCHLEAR IMPLANT
  • Robotic Surgery
  • ENDOSCOPY
  • LASER SURGERY
  • RADIAL KERATOTOMY
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS