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Architecture
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Eiffel Tower | Ages 9-12 | 48 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities | Ages 8-11 | 138 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers and Architects | Age 12+ | 160 | amazon.com bn.com |
Audio Systems
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Car Stereo Speaker Projects Illustrated | 272 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| How to Design and Install High-Performance Car Stereo | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
Biography
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| A Life of Discovery : Michael Faraday, Giant of the Scientific Revolution | 496 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Alfred Nobel and the Story of the Nobel Prize | Grades 4-8 | 48 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Degrees Kelvin: A Tale of Genius, Invention, and Tragedy | 352 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness | 192 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Godfrey Hounsfield and the Invention of Cat Scans | Grades 5-8 | 56 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Horace King: Bridges to Freedom | Ages 9-11 | 112 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Philo Farnsworth and the Invention of Television | Ages 6-9 | 32 | amazon.com bn.com |
| The Man Who Changed Everything : The Life of James Clerk Maxwell | 254 | amazon.com bn.com |
Biomechanics
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Biomechanics Of Human Movement | 404 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Nature's Flyers : Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight | 384 | amazon.com bn.com |
Biomedical Engineering
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Exploring the Biomedical Revolution : A Look at the Work of Frontline Scientists and How They Are Changing Medicine | 432 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Replaceable You : Engineering the Body in Postwar America | 232 | amazon.com bn.com |
Chemical Engineering
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Chemistry and the Chemical Industry: A Practical Guide for Non-Chemists | 176 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics | 272 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics : The History of the Explosive That Changed the World | 261 | amazon.com bn.com |
Chemistry
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Baking Soda: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun and Frugal Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of | 120 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Hydrogen: The Essential Element | 320 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic "Do-It-Yourself" Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry | 305 | amazon.com bn.com |
Civil Engineering
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Bridges | Ages 8-12 | 48 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Bridges!: Amazing Structures to Design, Build and Test | Ages 7-11 | 96 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Engineering the City: How Infrastructure Works - Projects and Principles for Beginners | 132 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Road through Kurdistan : The Narrative of an Engineer in Iraq | 360 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Big Dig : Reshaping an American City | Grades 5-8 | 56 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Tunnels | Ages 8-10 | 48 | amazon.com bn.com |
Computer Hardware
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Build And Upgrade Your Own PC | 344 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| How to Build Your Own PC: Save a Buck and Learn a Lot | 216 | amazon.com bn.com |
Computer Programming
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| C# Cookbook | 800 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Learning C# | 368 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Microsoft C# Programming for the Absolute Beginner | C# is a new programming language based on C++ and Java. Microsoft is now offering a Visual C# Express Edition at the very affordable retail price of $49. This would be a good way to get started in programming. | 512 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Programming in the Key of C# | 300 | amazon.com bn.com |
Ecology
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Sustainable Homes : 26 Designs that Respect the Earth | 208 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options | 352 | amazon.com bn.com |
Electronics
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| A Guide to Electronic Wiring and Soldering Techniques | 108 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Beginner's Guide to Reading Schematics | 129 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Beginning Analog Electronics through Projects | 152 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Beginning Digital Electronics through Projects | 224 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Build Your Own Printed Circuit Board | 240 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Digital Electronics Guidebook: With Projects! | 528 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Electrical Components: A Complete Reference for Project Builders | 272 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Electronic Formulas, Symbols & Circuits | 192 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Electronic Sensor Circuits & Projects | 144 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Eyewitness: Electricity | Ages 9-12 | 64 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Eyewitness: Electronics | Ages 9-12 | 64 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Getting Started in Electronics | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Hands-On Electronics : A Practical Introduction to Analog and Digital Circuits | 226 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| How to Test Almost Anything Electronic | 326 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Practical Electronics for Inventors | 604 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Practical Electronics Handbook | 576 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Integrated Circuit Hobbyist's Handbook | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Timer, Op Amp, and Optoelectronic Circuits & Projects | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
Energy
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Biodiesel: Growing A New Energy Economy | 282 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Natural Home Heating: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Options | 281 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Power With Nature: Solar and Wind Energy Demystified | 256 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Solar Power | Ages 9-12 | 48 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Wind and Solar Power Systems | 368 | amazon.com bn.com |
Engineering
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Engineering Projects for Young Scientists | Young Adult | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
| I Wonder Why Tunnels Are Round: and Other Questions About Building | Grades K-4 | 32 | amazon.com bn.com |
| The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery | Age 12+ | 172 | amazon.com bn.com |
Engineering & Design
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| Becoming a Product Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design | 256 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Build a Better Mousetrap: Make Classic Inventions, Discover Your Problem Solving Genius, and Take the Inventor's Challenge | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Code Name Ginger: The Story Behind Segway and Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World | 336 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing | 256 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Is There an Engineer Inside You? A Comprehensive Guide to Career Decisions in Engineering | 208 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Juice: The Creative Fuel That Drives World-Class Inventors | 224 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Remaking the World : Adventures in Engineering | 256 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Design of Everyday Things | 272 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Noblest Invention : An Illustrated History of the Bicycle | Foreword by Lance Armstrong | 320 | amazon.com bn.com |
Great Achievements
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| Ancient Inventions | 704 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Crystal Fire: The Invention of the Transistor and the Birth of the Information Age | 368 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Book of Inventions | National Geographic | 288 | amazon.com bn.com |
| The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution | 243 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Fly in the Cathedral : How a Group of Cambridge Scientists Won the International Race to Split the Atom | 320 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The History of Science and Technology : A Browser's Guide to the Great Discoveries, Inventions, and the People Who Made Them from the Dawn of Time to Today | Grade 9 Up | 784 | amazon.com bn.com |
| The Invention That Changed the World : How a Small Group of Radar Pioneers Won the Second World War and Launched a Technological Revolution | 576 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World | 304 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Visual Timeline of Inventions | Grades 3-6 | 64 | amazon.com bn.com |
Information Theory
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid | This book won the Pulitzer prize | 777 | amazon.com bn.com |
| The Universal History of Numbers : From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer | 656 | amazon.com bn.com |
Materials Science
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Gases, Liquids and Solids : And Other States of Matter | College undergraduate level | 440 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Glass : A World History | 288 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Magnetic Materials : Fundamentals and Device Applications | College undergraduate level | 224 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design | 352 | amazon.com bn.com |
Physics
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| Environmental Science Fair Projects Using Water, Feathers, Sunlight, Balloons, And More | Ages 9-12 | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Forces and Motion Science Fair Projects: Using Water Balloons, Pulleys, and Other Stuff | Ages 9-12 | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics | 337 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Mousetrap Powered Cars and Boats | Mr. Brickley's students build mousetrap cars | 149 | amazon.com bn.com |
| The Science of Electricity & Magnetism: Projects and Experiments With Electricity And Magnets | Ages 9-12 | 32 | amazon.com bn.com |
Robotics
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| 10 Cool LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System 2 Projects: Amazing Projects You Can Build in Under an Hour | 176 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots | 384 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Artificial Intelligence: Robotics and Machine Evolution | Ages 9-12 | 32 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms : The Ultimate Tool for Mindstorms Maniacs | 656 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstorms | 336 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Extreme Mindstorms: an Advanced Guide to Lego Mindstorms | 347 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| How to Build a Robot | Ages 9-12 | 95 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Lego Crazy Action Contraptions: A Lego Inventions Book | Ages 9-12 | 66 | amazon.com bn.com |
| LEGO Mindstorms Masterpieces: Building Advanced Robots | 600 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| LEGO Mindstorms Mechatronics : Using Systems and Controls to Build Sophisticed Robots | 384 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Robot Builder's Sourcebook : Over 2,500 Sources for Robot Parts | 711 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Robot Building for Beginners | 600 | amazon.com bn.com |
Rocketry
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| Blast Off! : Rocketry for Elementary and Middle School Students | 109 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Handbook of Model Rocketry | 384 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Modern High-Power Rocketry: An Illustrated How-To Guide | 234 | amazon.com bn.com |
Vehicle Design
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| Build Your Own Electric Vehicle | 310 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Chassis Engineering/Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling | 144 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Competiton Car Suspension: Design, Construction, Tuning | 268 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Electric Car and the Burden of History | 291 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Electric Dreams: One Unlikely Team of Kids and The Race to Build the Car of the Future | The story of a high school student team that won the first Mid-Atlantic High School Electric Vehicle Challenge in 1995. | 288 | amazon.com bn.com |
| Forward Drive: The Race to Build "Clean" Cars for the Future | 273 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Future Drive: Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation | 191 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design | 253 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Race Car Engineering and Mechanics | 192 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Winning Solar Car: A Design Guide for Solar Race Car Teams | College undergraduate level | 325 | amazon.com bn.com |
Workshop
| Title | Notes | Pages | More Info |
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| A Reverence for Wood | 112 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Drills And Drill Presses: How To Choose, Use And Maintain Them | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings | 416 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Home Machinists Handbook | 275 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Metal Fabricator's Handbook | 176 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Sheet Metal Handbook | 144 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Bandsaw Book | 208 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Complete Guide to Sharpening | 256 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Drill Press Book: Including 80 Jigs & Accessories You Can Make | 290 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Fiberglass Manual: A Practical Guide to the use of Glass Reinforced Plastics | 128 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| The Table Saw Book | 208 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Understanding Wood Finishing | 310 | amazon.com bn.com |
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| Welder's Handbook | 176 | amazon.com bn.com |
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