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DK Science & Technology: Telecommunications

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE HOW DOES A TELEPHONE WORK? HOW DOES A RADIO WORK? HOW DOES A TELEVISION WORK? HOW DOES A CELL PHONE WORK? BIOGRAPHY: GUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian, 1874-1937 ELECTROMAGNETIC…

DK Science: Astronauts

IN TRAININGON THE MENUEVASPACE MEDICINEFIND OUT MORESince Yuri Gagarin became the first spaceman in 1961, hundreds of space travellers, or astronauts (called cosmonauts if Russian), have…

Scooter Mania

Scads of ScootersNot just for kids anymore by Holly Hartman [ Take our Transportation Quiz!! ]New York businessmen depend on them, Japanese teenagers can't live without them, and they're…

Were dinosaurs social animals?

Some dinosaurs were social creatures. Recently discovered evidence indicates that they travelled together and that some may even have migrated (because dinosaur fossils have been found above the…

Famous Storytellers

Long ago, in primitive times, stories were passed on by word of mouth. Since the invention of printing, stories have been part of the world's literature. The fairy tales, legends, and fables we…

Fastest Animal Hall of Fame

Fastest   You won’t want to challenge any of these animals to a race! Follow this slideshow to see how fast the cheetah, killer whale, peregrine falcon, and sailfish can travel. Prev Next…

Geometry: Tangents

TangentsGeometryAnatomy of a CircleBasic TermsArcsCircumference and Area: Pi Anyone?TangentsFrom One Theorem Comes Many You might have observed that I occasionally go off on a tangent. In fact, I'…