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The Powerhouse Of The Atom – Gladkov
In this post we will see the book The Powerhouse of the Atom by K. Gladkov. About the Book The Powerhouse of the Atom is a compact encyclopaedic book for young readers on the structure of matter and atomic … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-particles, applications of radioactivity, artificial atoms, atomic power, critical mass, dirac sea, fusion, history of nuclear power, isotopes, neutrino, nuclear forces, nuclear power, nuclear power plant, nuclear reactions, physics, popular science, positronium, radioactivity, science for children, soviet, technology, thermonuclear engineering
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Why Water Is Wet by Mailen Konstantinovsky
In this post, we will see the book Why Water Is Wet by Mailen Konstantinovsky. About the book A popular science book on chemistry of water and other molecules and atoms. If I were to ask you what everything in … Continue reading
Origin of Earth and Planets – Levin
In this post, we will see the book Origin Of The Earth And Planets by B. Y. Levin. About the book Elucidation from a single point of departure of the basic structural features of the solar system, of the structure … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, foreign languages publishing, geology, science, soviet
Tagged age of earth, asteroids, astronomy, comets, cosmogony, earth, geology, history, meteorites, moon, physics, planets, popular science, solar system, soviet, structure
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How The Machine Learned The Alphabet – Zubkov
In this post, we will see the book . About the book A little book describing how machines (computers) a can learn various things and think. The book was translated from Russian by Vladimir Korotky and illustrated by Boris Kyshtymov. … Continue reading
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Tagged algorithms, artificial intelligence, automatons, binary code, children's science, computers, intelligent machines, machine learning, malysh publishers, popular science, robots, soviet
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Tomorrow? … Yesterday? – Zubkov
In this post, we will see the book Tomorrow? … Yesterday? by Boris Zubkov. About the book A book describing history and evolution of measuring time at different epochs. Discusses various natural phenomena which were used to keep calendars and … Continue reading
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Tagged calendar, circadian rhythm, clocks, history of time, optimisation, phases of moon, popular science, soviet, technology, tides, time, time measurement
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Great Grandmother Universe – Krivin
In this post, we will see the book Great Grandmother Universe by Felix Krivin. About the book A little book for children with beautiful illustrations describing several fascinating aspects of astronomy and the universe which we live in. The book … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, children's science, eclipses, horizon, malysh publishers, moon, observations, planets, popular science, radio telescope, round earth, satellites, sky, soviet, space, stars, telescopes, the sun, universe
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The Origin of Life – Oparin
In this post, we will see the book The Origin of Life by A. I. Oparin. About the book This book discusses the ideas of origin of life on Earth. Alexander Ivanovich Oparin was a Soviet biochemist notable for his theories … Continue reading
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Tagged biochemical pathways, chemical elements, complex organic molecules, darwin, evolution, geology, hydrocarbons, life origin, popular science, primary colloids, primary organisms, protoplasm
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What The Bat Told Us – Boris Zubkov
In this post, we will see the book What The Bat Told Us by Boris Zubkov. About the book Tools such as battering rams, saws, spears, knives and hammers, bridges, parachutes, aeroplanes, radar and the ant, the gecko, the rattlesnake, … Continue reading
How Man Learned To Fly – Belyayev
In this post, we will see the book How Man Learned To Fly by Alexander Belyayev. About the book All of us want to fly like birds. Now flying seems to be an everyday thing for us. But attempts to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerodynamics, aeroplaces, aerostats, aviation, children's literature, children's science, dirigibles, flight, gliders, history of technology, hot air balloons, illustrated books, planes, popular science, rockets, winged crafts
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