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![]() “ I am not afraid to consider the final question as to whether, ultimately, in the great future, we can arrange the atoms the way we want, the very atoms, all the way down !” So, it should be possible to see individual atoms” 3. It is not against the laws of diffraction of the electron…. The importance of improving the electron microscope by 100 times. I would like to try and impress upon you…. ![]() “The electron microscope is not good enough. Why can’t we make them very small ?… For instance the wires should be 10 or 100 atoms in diameter and the circuits should be a few thousand angstroms across…. 1959, at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom ! By Richard Feynman, APS Annual Meeting, 29 Dec. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Interactions should not primarily be for personal benefit. Interact with the community in good faith. Respect for members and creators shall extend to every interaction. Visionīuild a reputation for inclusive, welcoming dialogue where creators and fans of all types of speculative fiction mingle. We reserve the right to remove discussion that does not fulfill the mission of /r/Fantasy. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world. r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. For updated information regarding ongoing community features, please visit 'new' Reddit. Resource links will direct you to Wiki pages, which we are maintaining. ![]() Please be aware that the sidebar in 'old' Reddit is no longer being updated with information about Book Clubs and AMAs as of October 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, Christmas works in the most unexpected ways, changing a cynic to a romantic and inspiring passion in the most timid of hearts. And winning a bride turns out to be more complicated than Rafe Bowman anticipated, especially for a man accustomed to getting anything he wants. With her trademark charm, sensuality, and unforgettable characters, theres no one like Lisa Kleypas to make you believe in the magic of Christmas. But when four former Wallflowers try their hand at matchmaking, no one knows what will happen. Lisa Kleypass A Wallflower Christmas takes a trip to Victorian London, under the mistletoe, and on a journey of the heart. Before the courtship can begin, Rafe realizes he must learn the rules of London society. His chiseled good looks and imposing physique are sure to impress the lady in waiting and, if it weren't for his shocking American ways and wild reputation, her hand would already be guaranteed. It's Christmastime in London and Rafe Bowman has arrived from America for his arranged meeting with Natalie Blandford, the very proper and beautiful daughter of Lady and Lord Blandford. Now happily married, they join together once again to help one of the world's most notorious rogues realize that happiness might be right under the mistletoe. The Wallflowers are four young ladies in London who banded together in their wild and wickedly wonderful searches for true love. With her trademark charm, sensuality, and unforgettable characters, there's no one like Lisa Kleypas to make you believe in the magic of Christmas. Lisa Kleypas's A Wallflower Christmas takes a trip to Victorian London, under the mistletoe, and on a journey of the heart. ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Victoria Marini, Irene Goodman Agency. ![]() This isn’t an easy story by far an author’s note warns of “graphic violence, death, racism, OCD, and anxiety triggers”-but their inclusion makes it no less essential, no less unforgettable. This stunning debut from Malaysian author Alkaf filters Melati’s sympathetic internal narrative through a mental illness barely understood and poorly treated for the era, and the setting and secondary characters convey a visceral, nerve-wracking moment in time. ![]() While Melati’s condition, exacerbated by the stress of her experiences, pushes her to her breaking point, her determination to reunite with her mother and help others in need gives her the inner strength to persist. Melati experiences acts of brutal cruelty and everyday heroism-her best friend is taken away by an execution squad, new acquaintances risk their lives to offer her aid. The riots break out while she’s at the movies one afternoon, and Melati is saved and sheltered by a compassionate Chinese family, but she constantly imagines the worst for her mother while waiting for the chance to return home. The Weight of Our Sky, Hanna Alkaf 9781534426092 Boeken bol. Melati Ahmad sees her OCDĪs a tragedy-invoking djinn that can onlyīe appeased through counting and tapping rituals if she doesn’t complete them, Melati fears, her mother will die a terrible death. A music loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to her mother during the historic race. ![]() In this intense historical drama set against the May 1969 race riots in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a 16-year-old Malay who suffers from severe OCD fights for survival while searching for her mother. ![]() ![]() ![]() Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. ![]() At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. ![]() ![]() Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Here’s more about the book (from Goodreads) However, what we got was something way different and I truly appreciate Kalynn Bayron’s creativity in weaving this story. When I first heard about Cinderella is Dead, I thought this would be another Cinderella retelling with a person of color at the forefront of the story. ![]() ![]() Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Billy Hartman, Naxos, 2hr 38min, 2 CDs £10. ![]() It inspired John Steinbeck’s Travels With Charley, which became, to my mind, the best travel audiobook yet. Monastier is notable for the making of lace, for drunkenness, for freedom of language, and for unparalleled political dissension. I N a little place called Le Monastier, in a pleasant highland valley fifteen miles from Le Puy, I spent about a month of fine days. The result is a romantic, funny classic of travel literature that Billy Hartman’s soft Edinburgh accent suits very well. THE DONKEY, THE PACK, AND THE PACK-SADDLE. His 120-mile journey took him a dozen days, much of it spent cursing and goading the recalcitrant Modestine. To carry it he acquired Modestine, a “she-ass not much bigger than a dog, the colour of a mouse, with a kindly eye and a determined under-jaw a faint resemblance to a lady of my acquaintance”. Like all novice travellers, he took too much with him, stuffed into a sheepskin-lined sleeping bag of his own design. “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go,” he says in his opening chapter. So in that year he set off for his next foray - touring the mountainous Cévennes region in the Midi, sleeping under the stars and wandering at will. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1878 Robert Louis Stevenson had published only one book, An Inland Voyage, the tale of a canoeing trip through France. Saturday March 10 2018, 12.01am, The Times ![]() ![]() is falling victim to a dangerous social phenomenon that has, until now, been more typical of developing and non-Western countries.
![]() ![]() ![]() Minimal edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, name neatly written at top edge of front pastedown, additional 1940 gift notation on front free endpaper, pages otherwise very clean and unmarked. Blue hardcover printed in orange with silhouette of Drew with spyglass on front cover, orange spyglass endpapers, top edge tinted orange-red, black and white frontis plate, pictorial dustjacket with white spine lettered in black. Lists to self inside book and on the front inner dustjacket flap Dana Girls Clue in the Cobweb on rear flap Melody Lane Kashmir Shawl on rear panel. Very early printing, likely an early state of the first edition. ![]() ![]() ![]() From observing yellow peas, green peas, smooth peas, and wrinkled peas, Mendel crafted his theory of heredity-years before scientists had any notion of genes.Ĭhildren will be inspired by Gregor's neverending search for knowledge, and his famous experiments are easy to understand as an introduction to genetics. Living the slow-paced, contemplative life of a friar, Gregor Mendel was able to conceive and put into practice his great experiment: growing multiple generations of peas. ![]() Regarded as the world's first geneticist, Mendel overcame poverty and obscurity to discover one of the fundamental aspects of genetic science: animals, plants, and people all inherit and pass down traits through the same process, following the same rules. Have children survey themselves and one another to determine the most common inherited traits (tongue rolling, right-handed, dimples, etc.) among the group by using the inventory chart from An Inventory of My Traits. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Read Gregor Mendel: the Friar Who Grew Peas by Cheryl Bardoe. Regarded as the world s first geneticist, Gregor Mendel discovered one of the fundamental aspects of genetic science: animals, plants, and people all inherit and pass down traits through the same process. How do mothers and fathers-whether they are apple trees, sheep, or humans-pass down traits to their children? This question fascinated Gregor Mendel throughout his life. Read reviews and buy Gregor Mendel - by Cheryl Bardoe (Hardcover) at Target. 'Gregor Mendel' explains to children the theory of heredity in simple-to-understand language and examples. ![]() The only picture book available about the father of genetics and his pea plants! ![]() |