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They say it can't be done [videorecording] / by Atala, Anthony,onscreen presenter.; Cruver, Phil,onscreen presenter.; Fuller, Andrea,film producer.; Hill, Victoria,film producer.; Lackner, Klaus,onscreen presenter.; Ozias, Michael,film director.; Reasonover, Patrick,film producer.; Tetrick, Josh,onscreen presenter.; Federalist Society,presenter.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),presenter,publisher.;
Anthony Atala, Josh Tetrick, Klaus Lackner, Phil Cruver.They Say It Can't Be Done follows four companies on the cutting edge of breakthrough solutions to some of humanity's most pressing problems. Josh Tetrick and his team at JUST use cell culture technology to sustainably create real animal protein without killing a single animal. Dr. Anthony Atala's organic 3D printing technology revolutionizes healthcare from a system of treatment to a system of cures, forever eliminating the organ waitlist. Dr. Klaus Lackner's plastic "trees" remove atmospheric carbon at a thousand times the rate of an organic tree. Catalina Sea Ranch, the first open ocean farm, produces sustainable, organic food while de-acidifying the sea. Each innovator in the film has the potential to solve some of our greatest challenges, but all face a common roadblock: an outdated regulatory system impeding their pathways to success.E.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social problems.; Technological innovations.; Inventions.; Agricultural inventions.;
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Mother of invention : how good ideas get ignored in an economy built for men / by Marçal, Katrine,author.; translation of:Marçal, Katrine.Att uppfinna världen.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."It all starts with a rolling suitcase. The wheel was invented some 5,000 years ago, and the modern suitcase in the mid-nineteenth century, but it wasn't until the 1970s that someone successfully married the two. What was the hold up? For writer and journalist Katrine Marçal, the answer is both shocking and simple: because "real men" carried their bags, no matter how heavy. There were rolling suitcases before the '70s, but they were marketed as a niche product for (the presumably few) women travelling alone, and the wheeled suitcase wasn't "invented" until it was no longer threatening to masculinity. Mother of Invention draws on this example and many others, from electric cars to tech billionaires, to show how gender bias stifles the economy and holds us back. Our traditional notions about men and women have delayed innovations, sometimes by hundreds of years, and have distorted our understanding of our history. While we talk about the Iron Age and the Bronze Age, we might as well talk about the Ceramic Age or the Flax Age, since these technologies were just as important. But inventions associated with women are not considered to be technology in the same way. Katrine Marçal's Mother of Invention is a fascinating examination of business, technology, and innovation through a feminist lens. Marçal takes us on a tour of the global economy, arguing that gendered assumptions dictate which businesses get funding, how we value work, and how we trace human progress. And it carries a powerful message: If we upend our biases, we can unleash our full potential, tackling climate change and wielding technology to become more human, rather than less."--
Subjects: Feminist economics.; Inventions.; Inventors.; Sex discrimination in economics.; Technology and women.; Women intellectuals.; Women inventors.; Women; Technological innovations;
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The invention of wings / by Kidd, Sue Monk.;
Includes bibliographical references."The story follows Hetty "Handful" Grimke, a Charleston slave, and Sarah, the daughter of the wealthy Grimke family. The novel begins on Sarah's eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership over Handful, who is to be her handmaid. "The Invention of Wings" follows the next thirty-five years of their lives. Inspired in part by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke (a feminist, suffragist and, importantly, an abolitionist), Kidd allows herself to go beyond the record to flesh out the inner lives of all the characters, both real and imagined"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873; Antislavery movements; Feminists; Women's rights;
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The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures / by Selznick, Brian.;
Includes Internet address.Filmographies.When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.LSC
Subjects: Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938; Robots; Orphans; Railroad stations;
© 2007., Scholastic Press,
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The woulda, coulda, shoulda guide to Canadian inventions / by Smith, Steve,1945-author.; Smith, David T.,1978-author.;
"One of Canada's greatest inventors takes on his peers, with mixed results. The author of How to do everything and Red Green's beginner's guide to women has never been reluctant to take on enormously difficult jobs that are doomed to failure. This latest project has turned out to be perhaps his nearest thing to a triumph yet. In Woulda, coulda, shoulda, Red surveys, analyzes, critiques and in some cases tells you how to replicate at home the best Canadian inventions, from the Wonderbra to the hard-cup jockstrap, by way of insulin, the walkie-talkie, synchronised swimming and more world-changing innovations than you can wave a Canadarm at. And speaking of the Canadarm, Red shows how by simply combining common household items such as a cordless drill, metal tape measure, broomstick, ice tongs, bungee cord, fishing reel and, of course, the handiman's secret weapon -- duct tape -- you will in no time at all be lifting oranges out of the fruit bowl like a trained astronaut. Elsewhere, Red tells the little-known story of how the BlackBerry inspired a freelance piccolo player from the Possum Lake area to create a WhistleBerry communication device requiring no internet connection, wireless or electricity. He explains definitively the difference between the alkaline battery and Al Kaline, who played right field for the Detroit Tigers. And he reveals how Lodge Member Dennis Holmsworth's test-run of magnetic shoes along the underside of the Mercury Creek Railway Bridge literally came undone as a result of poor lace-tying skills. The illustrations are inimitably -- because really, who else would want to? -- the work of the author himself, relieved throughout with a large number of photographs in vivid black and white. An important contribution to the sesquicentennial celebrations, and an inspiration to the handiman and handiwoman to aim high, however badly they might miss, The woulda, coulda, shoulda guide to Canadian inventions is a book no shed should be without"--
Subjects: Inventions;
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Travels to the house of invention / by Morrisseau, Norval,1931-; Robinson, Donald(Donald Cyril);
Subjects: Morrisseau, Norval, 1931-;
© 1997., Key Porter,
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The Trouble with Inventing a Viscount [paperback] : A Novel. by Lorret, Vivienne.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Romance / Historical / General; FICTION / Romance / Historical / Regency; FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy;
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The man who invented Christmas [videorecording] / by Coyne, Susan,screenwriter.; Fichman, Niv,film producer.; Jean, Vadim,1963-film producer.; Nalluri, Bharat,film director.; Plummer, Christopher,actor.; Pryce, Jonathan,actor.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Music by Mychael Danna ; editors, Stephen O'Connell, Jamie Pearson; cinematography by Ben Smithard.Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce.In 1843, the celebrated British novelist, Charles Dickens, is at a low point in his career with three flops behind him and his family expenses piling up at home. Determined to recover, Dickens decides to write a Christmas story and self-publish it in less than two months. As Dickens labors writing on such short notice, his estranged father and mother come to bunk with him. Still haunted by painful memories of his father ruining his childhood by his financial irresponsibly, Dickens develops a writer's block which seems to have no solution. As such, Dickens must face his personal demons epitomized through his characters, especially in his imagined conversations with Ebenezer Scrooge. Now with a looming deadline, Dickens struggles for inspiration against his frustrations and his characters' opinions in a literary challenge creating a classic tale that would define the essential soul of modern Christmas.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and some mild language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Christmas films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Christmas;
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Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure / by Smil, Vaclav,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need most"--
Subjects: Errors; Inventions; New products; System failures (Engineering); Technological forecasting.;
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Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel : technology and invention in the Middle Ages / by Gies, Frances.; Gies, Joseph.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293]-343) and index.
Subjects: Technology; Inventions;
© c1994., HarperCollins Publishers,
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