History of Science
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Bomb
- The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Roy Samuelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents....
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Clear and Concise History of the First Bomb
- By Chrissie on 10-18-13
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Bomb
- The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
- Narrated by: Roy Roy Samuelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 01-08-13
- Language: English
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents....
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The Disappearing Spoon: Young Listeners Edition
- By: Sam Kean
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A young listeners edition of the New York Times best seller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table....
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Great stories for science lovers!
- By Emmilie on 09-22-20
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The Disappearing Spoon: Young Listeners Edition
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-04-18
- Language: English
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A young listeners edition of the New York Times best seller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table....
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Who Was Albert Einstein?
- By: Jess Brallier
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein - but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life....
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A good look at Einstein made clear
- By rodney kelsey on 04-29-23
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Who Was Albert Einstein?
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Series: Who-? by Who HQ
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-26-19
- Language: English
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Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein - but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life....
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I Am Albert Einstein
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Various
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north....
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Great intro to Albert Einstein
- By Mom of Wild Things - Bethany Armstrong on 03-14-19
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I Am Albert Einstein
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Various
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Length: 13 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
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Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north....
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On a Beam of Light
- A Story of Albert Einstein
- By: Jennifer Berne
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
- Length: 14 mins
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A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining, on a beam of light....
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Very short audio book!
- By Amazoner on 08-09-21
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On a Beam of Light
- A Story of Albert Einstein
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
- Length: 14 mins
- Release date: 12-18-13
- Language: English
- A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining, on a beam of light....
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Plague-Busters!
- Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases
- By: Lindsey Fitzharris, Adrian Teal
- Narrated by: Hunter Johns
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by...well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome—but the remedies were even worse....
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Another great book!
- By Dani on 10-26-23
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Plague-Busters!
- Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases
- Narrated by: Hunter Johns
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 10-10-23
- Language: English
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Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by...well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome—but the remedies were even worse....
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History Stinks!
- Poo Through the Ages
- By: Suzie Edge, Luke Newell - illustrator
- Narrated by: Suzie Edge
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
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Discover loads about the loo, piles about poo and the funniest and foulest facts from the smelliest corners of history, from TikTok historian, Dr Suzie Edge - perfect for fans of Horrible Histories and Adam Kay....
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interesting and silly
- By Minecraft Guy on 06-17-24
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History Stinks!
- Poo Through the Ages
- Narrated by: Suzie Edge
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 04-11-24
- Language: English
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Discover loads about the loo, piles about poo and the funniest and foulest facts from the smelliest corners of history, from TikTok historian, Dr Suzie Edge - perfect for fans of Horrible Histories and Adam Kay....
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Outbreak!
- Plagues that Changed History
- By: Bryn Barnard
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Filled with fascinating, often gory details about disease and history, Outbreak! is a wonderful combination of science and history....
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Outbreak!
- Plagues that Changed History
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 01-19-21
- Language: English
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Filled with fascinating, often gory details about disease and history, Outbreak! is a wonderful combination of science and history....
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What Linnaeus Saw
- A Scientist's Quest to Name Every Living Thing
- By: Karen Magnuson Beil
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
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The globetrotting naturalists of the 18th century were the geeks of their day: innovators and explorers who lived at the intersection of science and commerce. Foremost among them was Carl Linnaeus, a radical thinker who revolutionized biology....
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An excellent biography
- By Gael Dalton on 05-10-24
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What Linnaeus Saw
- A Scientist's Quest to Name Every Living Thing
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 10-01-19
- Language: English
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The globetrotting naturalists of the 18th century were the geeks of their day: innovators and explorers who lived at the intersection of science and commerce. Foremost among them was Carl Linnaeus, a radical thinker who revolutionized biology....
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Outer Space
- Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guides
- By: Ken Jennings
- Narrated by: Ken Jennings
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Let your inner astronaut explore outer space with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings....
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Outer Space
- Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guides
- Narrated by: Ken Jennings
- Series: Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guides
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 09-12-23
- Language: English
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Let your inner astronaut explore outer space with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings....
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Benjamin Franklin and the Discovery of Electricity: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Fact vs. Fiction in U.S. History
- By: Megan Cooley Peterson
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 16 mins
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In 1752, the sky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, darkened. A thunderstorm was coming. Benjamin Franklin was ready to perform an experiment. He wanted to show the electrical nature of lightning. His experiment was a success, but he didn’t discover electricity that day.
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Benjamin Franklin and the Discovery of Electricity: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Fact vs. Fiction in U.S. History
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 16 mins
- Release date: 04-26-24
- Language: English
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In 1752, the sky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, darkened. A thunderstorm was coming. Benjamin Franklin was ready to perform an experiment. He wanted to show the electrical nature of lightning. His experiment was a success, but he didn’t discover electricity that day.
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Sun! One in a Billion
- Our Universe, Book 2
- By: Stacy McAnulty
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 15 mins
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Meet Sun: He's a star! And not just any star - he's one in a billion. He lights up our solar system and makes life possible....
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Sun! One in a Billion
- Our Universe, Book 2
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Series: Our Universe, Book 2
- Length: 15 mins
- Release date: 07-20-21
- Language: English
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Meet Sun: He's a star! And not just any star - he's one in a billion. He lights up our solar system and makes life possible....
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Burn
- Michael Faraday's Candle
- By: Darcy Pattison
- Narrated by: Kevin M. Connolly
- Length: 10 mins
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Solid wax is somehow changed into light and heat. But how? Travel back in time to December 28, 1848 in London, England to one of the most famous juvenile science Christmas lectures at the Royal Institution....
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Burn
- Michael Faraday's Candle
- Narrated by: Kevin M. Connolly
- Length: 10 mins
- Release date: 07-22-21
- Language: English
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Solid wax is somehow changed into light and heat. But how? Travel back in time to December 28, 1848 in London, England to one of the most famous juvenile science Christmas lectures at the Royal Institution....
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Indigenous Ingenuity
- A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge
- By: Deidre Havrelock, Edward Kay
- Narrated by: Erin Tripp
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this award-winning interactive nonfiction book—perfect for fans of Braiding Sweetgrass.
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Indigenous Ingenuity
- A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge
- Narrated by: Erin Tripp
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-10-23
- Language: English
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Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this award-winning interactive nonfiction book—perfect for fans of Braiding Sweetgrass.
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Mendeleyev and the Periodic Table
- By: Katherine White
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Dmitri Mendeleyev gave science one of its most important discoveries when he published his periodic table of elements....
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Science for young minds
- By Rick B on 07-11-20
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Mendeleyev and the Periodic Table
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-02-09
- Language: English
- Dmitri Mendeleyev gave science one of its most important discoveries when he published his periodic table of elements....
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The Story of Salt
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 30 mins
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From the team that created the ALA Notable Book The Cod's Tale comes the fascinating history of salt, which has been the object of wars and revolutions and is vital for life....
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Nice snapshot for the young
- By IreneMBBT on 07-03-17
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The Story of Salt
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 03-08-13
- Language: English
- From the team that created the ALA Notable Book The Cod's Tale comes the fascinating history of salt, which has been the object of wars and revolutions and is vital for life....
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What Is Climate Change?
- What Was?
- By: Gail Herman, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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The Earth is definitely getting warmer. While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in climate change, there is a counterargument. Author Gail Herman presents both sides of the debate....
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propaganda not a serious attempt to explain
- By mats on 07-05-18
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What Is Climate Change?
- What Was?
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Series: What-? by Who HQ
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-19-18
- Language: English
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The Earth is definitely getting warmer. While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in climate change, there is a counterargument. Author Gail Herman presents both sides of the debate....
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Radioactive!
- How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World
- By: Winifred Conkling
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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The fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb....
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Young Adult book
- By Richard Taylor on 06-28-17
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Radioactive!
- How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-05-16
- Language: English
- The fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb....
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What's a Germ, Joseph Lister?
- By: Lori Alexander
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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In 1841, a quiet, curious boy who stuttered when nervous committed to becoming a surgeon—a profession then more feared than respected....
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What's a Germ, Joseph Lister?
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-10-23
- Language: English
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In 1841, a quiet, curious boy who stuttered when nervous committed to becoming a surgeon—a profession then more feared than respected....
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The Race to Space (Epic Fails, Book 2)
- Countdown to Liftoff
- By: Ben Thompson, Erik Slader
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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Explore the many failures that made up the Race to Space, paving the way for humanity's eventual success at reaching the stars....
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Would be OK if you are new to Space history
- By S. Ainsworth on 07-21-21
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The Race to Space (Epic Fails, Book 2)
- Countdown to Liftoff
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Series: Epic Fails, Book 2
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Release date: 12-20-18
- Language: English
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Explore the many failures that made up the Race to Space, paving the way for humanity's eventual success at reaching the stars....
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