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Author:

Bortz, Alfred B.

Title:

Seven wonders of exploration technology / Fred Bortz.

Publisher:

Twenty-First Century Books,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Scientific apparatus and instruments--Juvenile literature.
Research--Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-77) and index.

Contents:

Undersea explorers -- Exploring Earth's climate -- Exploring the moon -- Interplanetary exploration -- The Hubble space telescope -- Mapping the cosmos -- The large Hadron Collider.

Summary:

Describes seven major developments in technology that make possible new discoveries about the universe, including undersea exploration devices, the Hubble space telescope, and the Large Hadron Collider.

Series:

Seven wonders

ISBN:

0761342419 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
9780761342410 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)320524709

LCCN:

2009017798

Locations:

RTPA135 -- J.J. Hands Library (Lohrville)