Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, took us to the bottom of the ocean, and accompanied us to the mo...Loe edasi...
A vibrant exploration of the world’s newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it’s going. Face with Tears of JoyFace with Tears of Joy...Loe edasi...
Reveals how books and the materials that make them reflect the history of human civilization, tracing the development of writing, printing, illustrating, and binding to demonstrate the transition from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the mass...Loe edasi...
This history of the pocket calculator reveals how the device was designed and invented, and how it ushered in modern mathematics and contributed to both the creation of the atomic bomb and the mission to land men on the moon. Illustrations. T...Loe edasi...
The author of Shady Characters reveals how books and the materials that make them reflect the rich history and culture of human civilization, tracing the development of writing, printing, illustrating and binding to demonstrate the transition from cu...Loe edasi...
Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? This book gives answers to these questions. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, it reflects the changes in written communication through the ag...Loe edasi...
Revealing the secret history of punctuation, this delightful tour of 2,000 years of the written word, from ancient Greece to the Internet, explores the parallel histories of language and typography throughout the world and across time. Reveal...Loe edasi...
Jonah is shipwrecked in the Caribbean with his fourteen year old twin sister Jesse. They are rescued by teenagers from Atlantis but soon learn that many people in Atlantis think the twins shouldnt have been rescued. Many want them banished from the...Loe edasi...
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Tells the unexpected stories of some unusual, and familiar, typographical marks and reveals a history of writing. This book charts the lives of some of the most intriguing examples, like how the pilcrow went from its noble origins in ancient Greece t...Loe edasi...
saadame teile pakkumise kasutatud raamatule, mille hind võib erineda kodulehel olevast hinnast
Revealing the secret history of punctuation, this delightful tour of 2,000 years of the written word, from ancient Greece to the Internet, explores the parallel histories of language and typography throughout the world and across time. Reveal...Loe edasi...
Overturn Citizens United!! Pass a constitutional amendment such as the one Mitch OConnor proposes in The Next Amendment. Mitch wants to clean up politics by passing a new constitutional amendment making politicians less reliant on donors and more r...Loe edasi...
