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02221akm a2200373 i 4500 001 225FB1CA0C3711EF907AC7B83FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240507010037 008 240103s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a bl2024000196 020 $a 1419766732 020 $a 9781419766732 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Brown, Don, $d 1949-, $e artist. 245 1 $a All charged up! / $c Don Brown. 264 1 $a New York : $b Amulet Books, $c 2024. 300 $a 124 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Big ideas that changed the world 490 1 $a Big ideas that changed the world ; $v 5 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-119) and index. 520 $a Packed with illuminating facts, this graphic novel exploration of electricity sheds light on key inventors and breakthroughs, from the earliest discoveries to the Age of Electricity to today, breaking down concepts like atoms, current and electromagnetism in a kid-friendly, accessible way. 520 $a In 600 BCE, the Greek mathematician Thales observed a seemingly strange phenomenon: amber, when rubbed with a cloth, had the ability to attract lightweight objects like feathers, straw, and leaves. He had unknowingly discovered an electric charge. His experiments wouldnât be picked back up until about 2,000 years later, when another curious mind, inspired by the Greek word for amber (elektron), declared the rubbed object to have an invisible power: electricity. From phones to light bulbs to electric cars, electricity is something we canât live without today. 541 $d 20240207. 650 $a Electricity $x History. 650 $a Electricity $x History $v Comic books, strips, etc. 650 4 $a JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science & Nature. 650 4 $a JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / History. 650 7 $a JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions. 655 7 $a Graphic novels. $2 fast 830 $a Big ideas that changed the world. 830 $a Big ideas that changed the world ; $v 5. 941 $a 1 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20240507010402.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=225FB1CA0C3711EF907AC7B83FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search