Michael Woods is a science and medical writer whose nationally syndicated newspaper stories and columns have won numerous national awards. He directs a program at the American Chemical Society, the world”s largest scientific society, to inform the public about science. Michael is the writer on the Woods team, and Mary is the researcher. They have written almost 40 books.
30 E-böcker av Mary B. Woods
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Ancient Medical Technology
Did you know . . . Doctors in ancient Peru performed brain surgery? Ancient Greek doctors ran medical schools? The ancient Indians knew how to protect people from smallpox?Medical technology is as ol …
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€61.75
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Ancient Computing Technology
Did you know . . . Ancient cultures measured time accurately with water clocks? An engineer in the first century B.C. designed an odometer to calculate distance traveled? People computed the first va …
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€61.75
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Ancient Warfare Technology
Did you know . . . The Scythians used guerrilla warfare more than 2, 500 years ago? The Chinese general Sun-tzu wrote the first military manual in the fourth century B.C.? Some ancient Greek warships …
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€61.48
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Ancient Communication Technology
Did you know that people first used road signs more than 2, 000 years ago? Did you know that Ancient Rome had its own postal service? Did you know that Egyptian writers used flakes of limestone for s …
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€61.41
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Ancient Machine Technology
Did you know . . . Ancient people used bows to drill holes and start fires? The ancient Chinese built a machine to detect earthquakes? The ancient Romans operated a factory for milling grain?Machine …
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€61.59
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Ancient Transportation Technology
Did you know . . . People first used skis more than 8, 000 years ago? The first wheels were used in pottery not for transportation? Traffic jams often clogged the streets of ancient Rome?Transportati …
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€61.85
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Ancient Agricultural Technology
Did you know . . . Ancient Romans invented a machine to harvest grain? Farmers in ancient China destroyed the pests that harmed crops by bringing in their natural predators? The ancient Mayans restor …
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€62.06
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Ancient Construction Technology
Did you know . . . The ancient Maya built magnificent pyramid-temples? Ancient Chinese builders created central home heating systems? One ancient Greek monument was taller than a ten-story building?C …
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€61.85
Mary B Woods & Michael Woods: Blizzards
A winter snowfall can be beautiful. But if conditions call for dense snow, freezing temperatures, and bone-chilling wind, you are in for a dangerous blizzard. These blinding, swirling storms can shut …
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€35.25
Mary B Woods & Michael Woods: Air Disasters
Air disasters don’t happen often, but when they do, they take a terrible toll. Airplane crashes usually lead to death and destruction. But quick thinking on the part of pilots, passengers, airport wo …
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€35.07
Mary B Woods & Michael Woods: Disasters at Sea
For thousands of years, the perils of the sea have claimed uncountable numbers of victims. Bad weather, rocks and icebergs, equipment failures, human error, and many more types of tragedies have all …
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€35.18
Mary B Woods & Michael Woods: The Tomb of King Tutankhamen
A royal treasure buried for 3, 000 years … On November 4, 1922, a British archaeologist named Howard Carter unearthed a buried staircase in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. At the bottom of the st …
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€38.52
Mary B Woods & Michael Woods: Space Disasters
Imagine watching a space shuttle on the launchpad, ready to blast off into orbit. Astronauts have embarked on some of the most amazing adventures and made incredible discoveries. Yet sadly some the m …
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€35.30
Mary B Woods & Michael Woods: Environmental Disasters
From chemical leaks and oil spills to toxic pollution and nuclear accidents, environmental disasters are devastating for the people and animals in their wake. Such disasters can destroy the land and …
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€35.30
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Agriculture through the Ages
"For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred [person] than agriculture."-Marcus Tullius Cicero, anc …
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€71.81
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Computing through the Ages
"The discovery both of [geometry] and of the other sciences proceeded from utility."-Proclus Lycius, Greek philosopher, fifth century CE"Geometry is the knowledge of the eternally exis …
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€72.20
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Machines through the Ages
". . . with the lighter catapults, which had a long range, he drove back those who were constructing the wall along the harbour, and with the ballistae he shook or destroyed the engines of the e …
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€71.74
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Medicine through the Ages
"In medical knowledge the Egyptian leaves the rest of the world behind." -Homer, Greek poet"I swear by Apollo the physician . . . and all the gods and goddesses, and call them to witne …
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€72.13
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Agriculture through the Ages
"For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred [person] than agriculture."-Marcus Tullius Cicero, anc …
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€19.31
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Computing through the Ages
"The discovery both of [geometry] and of the other sciences proceeded from utility."-Proclus Lycius, Greek philosopher, fifth century CE"Geometry is the knowledge of the eternally exis …
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Engelska
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€19.31
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Medicine through the Ages
"In medical knowledge the Egyptian leaves the rest of the world behind." -Homer, Greek poet"I swear by Apollo the physician . . . and all the gods and goddesses, and call them to witne …
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€19.29
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Machines through the Ages
". . . with the lighter catapults, which had a long range, he drove back those who were constructing the wall along the harbour, and with the ballistae he shook or destroyed the engines of the e …
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€19.20
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Communication through the Ages
Reading texts or direct messages, communicating through speech or sign language, and viewing artwork are all among the many ways people share news, ideas, and feelings with one another. Communication …
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€72.13
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Construction through the Ages
Ancient societies built massive monuments, many of which still stand. How did ancient engineers and builders raise up the Great Wall of China or the Great Pyramids of Egypt? They often needed new mat …
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€72.13
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Transportation through the Ages
The ancient world saw many empires rise and fall. But how did massive empires such as Babylon or Rome move information and resources across continents? They relied on one of the oldest technologies i …
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€71.89
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Warfare through the Ages
Since the first human civilizations appeared 10, 000 years ago, people have fought over land and resources. Over time, these conflicts led to the development of many technologies that would improve h …
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€71.88
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Communication through the Ages
Reading texts or direct messages, communicating through speech or sign language, and viewing artwork are all among the many ways people share news, ideas, and feelings with one another. Communication …
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Engelska
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€23.04
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Construction through the Ages
Ancient societies built massive monuments, many of which still stand. How did ancient engineers and builders raise up the Great Wall of China or the Great Pyramids of Egypt? They often needed new mat …
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Engelska
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€23.17
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Warfare through the Ages
Since the first human civilizations appeared 10, 000 years ago, people have fought over land and resources. Over time, these conflicts led to the development of many technologies that would improve h …
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Engelska
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€23.21
Mary B. Woods & Michael Woods: Transportation through the Ages
The ancient world saw many empires rise and fall. But how did massive empires such as Babylon or Rome move information and resources across continents? They relied on one of the oldest technologies i …
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€23.27
