Books with author Danielle Smith-Llera

Can a photograph change the world? The answer is yes! Captured Science History explores how a single moment captured by a camera can influence science and change the course of scientific history-or world history, for that matter. Combining science, history, photography, and media literacy, this series looks at some of the most influential scientific breakthroughs and details how and why they came about.

Excerpt from Lectures to Young Men on Their Dangers, Safeguards, and ResponsibilitiesI honour a young man, said John Wesley, because he may be doing good when I am in my grave.' The author heartily adopts this sentiment, and he offers the following pages to young men' as a token of that respect. The design has been entertained for several years, and the work partly executed; but a multi plicity of engagements has delayed its oxeen tion. It now appears, not as a rival of similar works, but as an auxiliary; its aim is not novelty, but utility - the author has sought to make its language pointed, and its spirit and voice paternal.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The world, as they say, is getting smaller all the time. Thanks to speed-of-light communications via the Internet, we are told about events happening all over the world in the blink of an eye. But learning takes longer than an eye blink. This fascinating reference book provides readers with essential facts about countries, cultures, and people in a learned, thoughtful, and engaging way, including big-picture facts such as the difference between a country and a nation, as well as data showing which country is the best place for a bookworm to live. (Hint: its in the Eastern Hemisphere.)

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Can a photograph change the world? Yes, and in many ways. Captured World History turns an eye to crucial moments in world history and iconic images that spread across the globe. Combining art, biography, history, and media literacy, Captured World History focuses on famous photographs known worldwide, details their initial effects, and describes how and why the images resonate today.

Can a photograph change the world? Yes, and in many ways. Captured World History turns an eye to crucial moments in world history and iconic images that spread across the globe. Combining art, biography, history, and media literacy, Captured World History focuses on famous photographs known worldwide, details their initial effects, and describes how and why the images resonate today.

Can a photograph change the world? Yes, and in many ways. Captured World History turns an eye to crucial moments in world history and iconic images that spread across the globe. Combining art, biography, history, and media literacy, Captured World History focuses on famous photographs known worldwide, details their initial effects, and describes how and why the images resonate today.