Dr Karl's Collection of Great Australian Facts and Firsts


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In the Great Australian Facts & Firsts series Dr Karl gives us quirky, factual details about nature, science and people. Dr Karl rampages on, doing what he does best ?riting about scientific discovery and endeavours from an expert point of view. the ability to popularise science and clarify scientific jargon is what gives this author best-selling status. And he doesn\'9291t just let us in on the facts behind the success stories ?e sometimes lets us in on the disasters. these books are wonderful for children ?hey contain great stories and give invaluable information to use in school!




Doctor Karl's Australia


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Australia’s best-loved scientist is back with a revised and – by popular demand – digital edition of Doctor Karl’s Australia: Great Australian Facts & Firsts. Doctor Karl’s Australia: Great Australian Facts & Firsts brings together hundreds of scintillating, amazing and frequently funny stories about Aussie ingenuity and inventiveness, such as what the periscope did for the rifles at Gallipoli, how the bionic ear was invented, why dung beetles got Meals on Wheels, who really came up with the pavlova, and how sharks – yes, sharks – started a tyre business! Not only that, Xoum’s new eBook edition includes gorgeous all-new illustrations by celebrity scribbler Roy Chen and brand-new stories about the amazing exploits of the Australian submarine AE2 plus General Monash’s inspired use of tanks in World War I. Doctor Karl’s Australia: Great Australian Facts & Firsts is a must-read, all-ages celebration of ’Strayan science and technology, landscape and people, and the erratic path of invention and discovery in our magnificent wide brown land.







Dr Karl's Little Book of Climate Change Science


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Australia's favourite science guru explains the facts about climate change -- and how we can fix it How do Greenhouse Gas molecules shimmy and shake to trap 400,000 Hiroshima atom bombs' worth of the Sun's heat each day? Who did the early research into Climate Change and then spent billions trying to cover it up? What's the Hockey Stick Graph and why is it so important? How did Climate Change tip the Earth off its axis? Why was Sydney the hottest place on Earth on 4 January 2020? How can we move to zero and even negative emissions? How can kelp help? When it comes to long-haul transport, why is hydrogen the way to go? And much more! Now, in this never dull, easy-to-understand guide Dr Karl explains the science of climate change and how we can fix it. (We can!)




Who's who in Australia 2008


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A biographic reference to notable people in Australia. Entrants are drawn from all areas of Australian life, including the arts, politics, education, medicine, defence, business, diplomatic service, and recipients of honours and awards.




Game of Knowns


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There are Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns. And then there is Dr Karl. "Dr Karl is Australia's incumbent President of Science" The Age"There's no topic on which Dr Karl does not have an interestingly expressed opinion" The Weekly ReviewThe inimitable Dr Karl, Master Geek and National Living Treasure, reigns once more in his Dynasty of 34 Science Books with scintillating science scenarios, techie tales and tasty morsels to sate even the most haemoglobin-thirsty of his army of followers.In Game of Knowns, he divulges why psychopaths make good kings, how smartphones dumb down our conversations, why the left side of your face is the most attractive, how the female worker bee gets a raw deal and why we drink beer faster when it is served in a curved glass. He discloses the amazing opportunities that 3D Printing will bring, the magic of hoverboards, solemnly shares why dark matter matters, and spills the scientific basis of wealth distribution. Thereby Science is decreed to be the only true ruler of the kingdom, and there is none better to claim the Throne than Australia's most trusted and knowledge-thirsty scientist - Dr Karl.Fans of Adam Spencer will love Game of Knowns.




Children's Book Review Index


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Great Moments in Science


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The Doctor


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THE TIME(LESS) LORD OF SCIENCE, DR KARL KRUSZELNICKI, IS BACK. No need for the Tardis when you can mind travel through "wibbly-wobbly" theories of Time Travel, how alcohol makes you speak louder, how to tell what part of a movie the audience is watching without looking, and why Americans are no longer the tallest people on Earth. What will the discovery of Gravitational Waves do for you? Why do you sleep badly in an unfamiliar bed? Why should you exercise before breakfast (not after) to stop weight piling on? Is Bitcoin the currency of the future? What connects God, caffeine and chocolate? How does streaming a video for an hour use more electricity than running a fridge for a week? What are the secrets of immortal jellyfish and vampires? Are smoothies good for you? And just what is a "vomitorium"? The Doctor lays it all down - without resorting to a Sonic Screwdriver. This is a specially formatted fixed layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book.