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Imagine a machine that can pull water out of thin air. Picture a tiny disk that can store huge amounts of data for billions of years. These are just some of the new discoveries made by scientists. Learn about fascinating developments in medicine, technology, archeology and more through fun and engaging books reviewed by Smithsonian experts.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

04 octobre 2018

EAN13

9781474759793

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

4 Mo

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