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DK Science: Reproductive System

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM JOURNEY OF SPERM AND EGG FERTILIZATION READY TO BE BORN FROM FERTILIZED EGG TO NEWBORN BABY FIND OUT MORE The male and female parts of…

DK Science & Technology: Electricity Supply

HOW ARE MOST GENERATORS POWERED? WHAT IS THE POWER GRID? WHAT IS ALTERNATING CURRENT? POWER GRID POWER STATIONSFIND OUT MOREElectricity has revolutionized the way we use energy. It can be generated…

DK History: Islamic Civilization

WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE IN MUSLIM LANDS? HOW DID ISLAM SPREAD SO QUICKLY? WHERE DID MUSLIMS TRAVEL TO? WHY WERE TEXTILES SO IMPORTANT? CALIPHSAL ANDALUSFIND OUT MOREIn AD 610, an Arab merchant called…

Cathleen Black

publisherBorn: 1944Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Black graduated from Trinity College in Washington, DC in 1966. She sold advertising for magazines such as Holiday and Travel & Leisure before…

Narinder S. Kapany

physicistBorn: ?Birthplace: India The “father of fiber optics,” Narinder Kapany grew up in Dehradun in northern India, where a teacher informed him that light only traveled in a straight line. He…

Har Gobind Khorana

biochemistBorn: 1/9/1922Birthplace: Raipur, India (now Pakistan) Har Gobind Khorana grew up as a member of one of the few literate families in his tiny village. His father insisted upon educating…

James Eads

engineer, inventorBorn: 5/23/1820Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Ind. With little formal education, he began his career as a purser on a Mississippi River steamboat in 1838. He began a business in 1842…

Ian Fleming

British author, journalistBorn: 5/28/1908Birthplace: London, England Author best known for his popular series of James Bond spy novels. Fleming worked as a journalist in Moscow (1929) and served in…

Highest Parachute Jump

The Question: What was the highest parachute jump ever? The Answer: The highest parachute jump ever made was done by U.S. Air Force Captain Joseph W. Kittinger…

Weather: Going in Circles

Going in CirclesWeatherGoing in CirclesFeeling the PressureHigh Points and LowWhat Makes the Weather Go 'RoundWhat's in a Name?Scales of Motion Now that you understand why the sky is blue and why it…