A biography of one of the important scientists of ancient Greece, and an explanation of his contributions to physics, astronomy, and mathematics.

Discusses different kinds of cars and trucks, the operation of several types of auto engines, and five problems resulting from the use of the automobile.

A simple introduction to the stars.

A simple introduction to the sun, its characteristics, and its importance.

Compares and explains weights and measures throughout the world as well as the history of many current standards.

Describes the plants and animals of an ocean tide pool and their dependent interrelationships.

By putting over 3,000 years of faces on the search for the elemental principles -- from the Greek philosopher Anaximander, who held that all the material world was made of four "elements", Earth, Air, Fire, and Water; to teams of modern scientists who race to create new elements -- Benjamin Wiker has moved chemistry off the shelf of dry-and-dusty arcania and given the reader a gum-shoe tale filled with odd and interesting characters.