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The Wright Brothers (Epic Fails, Book 1)
- Nose-Diving into History
- By: Ben Thompson, Erik Slader
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering - they are acknowledged as the first men to successfully achieve powered, piloted flight - their success was hard-earned. In fact, it took the self-taught engineers years of work and dozens of crashes before they managed a single 12-second flight! In this first installment of the brand new Epic Fails series, Ben Thompson and Erik Slader take listeners through the Wright brothers' many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation.
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The Wright Brothers (Epic Fails, Book 1)
- Nose-Diving into History
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Series: Epic Fails, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 20-12-2018
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies
- How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
- By: Joyce Sidman
- Narrated by: Catherine Ho
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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Before Carl Linnaeus began classifying organisms, before John James Audubon drew birds from the wild, before Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution, there lived a 13-year-old girl named Maria Merian who loved to draw bugs. With no formal training or university education, Maria Merian took on the role of artist, adventurer, and scientist in 17th-century Europe - a time when women were rarely allowed responsibilities outside the home, and unusual interests led to accusations of witchcraft.
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies
- How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
- Narrated by: Catherine Ho
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Release date: 04-04-2019
- Language: English
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Wood, Wire, Wings
- Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane
- By: Kirsten W. Larson
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 20 mins
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Emma Lilian Todd's mind was always soaring—she loved to solve problems. Lilian tinkered and fiddled with all sorts of objects, turning dreams into useful inventions. As a child, she took apart and reassembled clocks to figure out how they worked. As an adult, typing up patents at the U.S. Patent Office, Lilian built the inventions in her mind, including many designs for flying machines. However, they all seemed too impractical. Lilian knew she could design one that worked.
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Wood, Wire, Wings
- Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 20 mins
- Release date: 19-04-2023
- Language: English
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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. This brilliant mind will one day offer up some of the most revolutionary ideas ever conceived. From a boy endlessly fascinated by the wonders around him, Albert Einstein ultimately grows into a man of genius recognized the world over for profoundly illuminating our understanding of the universe. Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky invite the reader to travel along with Einstein on a journey full of curiosity, laughter, and scientific discovery. Parents and children alike will appreciate this moving story of the powerful difference imagination can make in any life.
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On a Beam of Light
- A Story of Albert Einstein
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
- Length: 14 mins
- Release date: 18-12-2013
- Language: English
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The Stuff Between the Stars
- How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe
- By: Sandra Nickel, Aimee Sicuro - illustrator
- Narrated by: Zura Johnson
- Length: 17 mins
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Vera Rubin was one of the astronomers who discovered and named dark matter, the thing that keeps the universe hanging together. Throughout her career she was never taken seriously as a scientist because she was one of the only female astronomers at that time, but she didn’t let that stop her. She made groundbreaking and incredibly significant discoveries that scientists have only recently been able to really appreciate—and she changed the way that we look at the universe.
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The Stuff Between the Stars
- How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe
- Narrated by: Zura Johnson
- Length: 17 mins
- Release date: 19-03-2024
- Language: English
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Whoosh!
- Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
- By: Chris Barton
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 12 mins
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You know the Super Soaker. It's one of the top 20 toys of all time. And it was an accidental discovery that brought it into being. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love of rockets, robots, and inventions and a mind for creativity were present in Lonnie Johnson's early life.
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Whoosh!
- Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 23-05-2016
- Language: English
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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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In 1934, Irene Curie, working with her husband and fellow scientist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that would change the world: artificial radioactivity. This breakthrough allowed scientists to modify elements and create new ones by altering the structure of atoms. Curie shared a Nobel Prize with her husband for their work. But when she was nominated to the French Academy of Sciences, the academy denied her admission and voted to disqualify all women from membership.
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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: 05-01-2016
- Language: English
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Ham the Astrochimp
- By: Richard Hilliard
- Narrated by: Jodi Dick
- Length: 15 mins
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On January 31, 1961, a three-year-old chimpanzee named Ham made history. Strapped inside a Mercury capsule, the little chimp blasted off into the sky, becoming the first intelligent being to ride an American rocket into suborbital space. Ham made a vital contribution to the United States space program. Because there were so many unanswered questions about space travel, scientists could not risk sending humans on a journey into the unknown. Chimpanzees, however, are very similar to humans in the makeup of their skeletons and internal organs.
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Ham the Astrochimp
- Narrated by: Jodi Dick
- Length: 15 mins
- Release date: 22-10-2013
- Language: English
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Lucky 13
- Survival in Space
- By: Richard Hilliard
- Narrated by: Jodi Dick
- Length: 16 mins
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On April 11, 1970, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were launched into space as the crew of Apollo 13. Their mission, like the missions of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, was to explore the lunar surface. But that mission was never completed. As they began the procedure for landing on the Moon, the spacecraft was rocked by a violent explosion. Oxygen began pouring out of the Service Module, and the spacecraft began to lose power. Jim Lovell radioed Mission Control with the now-famous words, "Houston, we have a problem."
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Ask Albert Einstein
- By: Lynne Barasch
- Narrated by: Dru Fereday
- Length: 13 mins
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In 1952, April is seven years old and adores her big sister, Annabel. But Annabel is failing her math class and desperately needs help with a tough math problem. April decides to write to Albert Einstein, asking him to give a hand.
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Ask Albert Einstein
- Narrated by: Dru Fereday
- Length: 13 mins
- Release date: 21-12-2006
- Language: English
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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. In What Linnaeus Saw, Karen Magnuson Beil chronicles Linnaeus's life and career in readable, relatable prose.
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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: 01-10-2019
- Language: English
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Comet Chaser
- The True Cinderella Story of Caroline Herschel, the First Professional Woman Astronomer
- By: Pamela S. Turner
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 21 mins
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The real-life Cinderella story of the very first professional woman astronomer—Caroline Herschel! Comet Chaser is the thrilling biography of a woman who made a lifetime of incredible contributions to science. She was the first woman to discover a comet, the first officially recognized in a scientific role, and the first to be given a Gold Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Comet Chaser
- The True Cinderella Story of Caroline Herschel, the First Professional Woman Astronomer
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 02-04-2024
- Language: English
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Blast Off!
- How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space
- By: Suzanne Slade
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 21 mins
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Growing up in the 1920s on a dirt-poor farm in North Dakota, Mary Sherman's life was filled with chores—until she finally began school and discovered she loved to learn. Mary excelled at science, especially chemistry, and leaped at the chance to work in a laboratory during World War II designing rocket fuels. And when the US decided to enter the space race, Mary was chosen over her male colleagues to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite.
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Blast Off!
- How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 11-10-2022
- Language: English
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The Flying Man
- Otto Lilienthal, the World's First Pilot
- By: Mike Downs
- Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
- Length: 14 mins
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In 1862, balloons were the only way to reach the sky. But 14-year-old Otto Lilienthal didn’t want to fly in balloons. He wanted to soar like a bird. Scientists, teachers, and news reporters everywhere said flying was impossible. Otto and his brother Gustav desperately wanted to prove them wrong, so they made their own wings and tried to take flight. The brothers quickly crashed, but this was just the beginning for Otto, who would spend the next 30 years of his life sketching, re-sketching, and building gliders.
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The Flying Man
- Otto Lilienthal, the World's First Pilot
- Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
- Length: 14 mins
- Release date: 16-05-2023
- Language: English
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Leaf Detective
- How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest
- By: Heather Lang, Jana Christy - illustrator
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 19 mins
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Meg Lowman was always fascinated by the natural world above her head—the colors, the branches, and, most of all, the leaves and mysterious organisms living there. Meg set out to climb up and investigate the rain forest tree canopies—and to be the first scientist to do so. But she encountered challenge after challenge. Male teachers would not let her into their classrooms, the high canopy was difficult to get to, and worst of all, people were logging and clearing the forests. Meg never gave up or gave in.
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Leaf Detective
- How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 12-07-2022
- Language: English
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