Ergebnis für "Marvel" in Wissenschaft & Technik

Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching! Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine’s most astonishing “dead ends.” Marvel at the diagnoses, experiments, and treatments that were frequently useless, and often harmful, but that sometimes led doctors to discoveries that changed the world for the better. Enjoy a whirlwind tour of the human body—from brain, to heart, to limbs—during which the author will guide you through centuries of medical mistakes, festooned with riveting facts and pitch-perfect humor.

In medicine, machines can be used to take detailed pictures of bones and even to save people’s lives. Listen to learn about the marvelous machines of modern medicine, like the defibrillator, the x-ray machine, and more!

Have you ever heard of a bed that dumps you out if you try to hit snooze on your alarm clock? The “early rising machine” was one of John Muir’s many inventions. He loved to use his innovation and creativity to come up with new technology. If you could invent anything you want, what would you make?

A quick tour of amazing man-made structures in China, Europe, and West Asia.

This audiobook reveals the secret lives of salt marshes. Along the coasts, where ocean tides mix salt water with fresh water, nature has created salt marshes - soggy places full of natural wonders. For years, salt marshes were maligned, drained, or filled in. Now salt marshes are valued as the home of fascinating wildlife, including more than twenty different species of birds. Ornithologist and photographer Doug Wechsler takes the reader on a down-and-muddy tour of the year-round activity in these wonderlands.

Are you ready for an amazing adventure? Come join us on an exciting journey through this incredible book! Each chapter is like a new world just waiting to be explored. In 'Animal Antics’ you'll meet the fastest animals, learn about animal superheroes, and discover why it's important to protect endangered species. Then, dive beneath the waves in 'Nature's Wonders' to uncover the secrets of sea creatures and explore the stunning landscapes of rainforests and deserts.

Surreal super structures can be seen around the world. Each one is a feat of engineering. Listeners will learn about the brain power, man power, and science that it takes to build these amazing structures.

Futurologist Luna Lee presents possibilities for the future of medicine in the next 100 years.