"Do exploration. Do things that are new and different." This is the philosophy that Charles H. Townes has lived by since he was a young boy growing up on a small farm in Greenville, South Carolina. While tending to chores, exploring the outdoors, and tinkering with broken tools and equipment, Townes began what became a lifelong love of exploring and inventing. His passion for new things drove him to an amazing career of discoveries that have changed the world. All of us have been affected by Townes's work, especially his most famous contribution to science: the laser. We're surrounded...
"Do exploration. Do things that are new and different." This is the philosophy that Charles H. Townes has lived by since he was a young boy growing...
A sailor's tale suggest there is a sunken treasure at the bottom of a lake that could restore the health of the aging grandfather of eleven cousins who decide to set sail in search of it. Seeking the treasure proves to be no easy task as a mythical sized gar and a fiercely aggravating osprey also have their eyes set on the treasure. This adventure unfolds in a richly illustrated atmospheric world where the reader takes a front row seat with an audience that is the moon and stars watching from above. Every turn of the page captures that special relationship between grandparents and their...
A sailor's tale suggest there is a sunken treasure at the bottom of a lake that could restore the health of the aging grandfather of eleven cousins wh...