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1) Able One
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When communications satellites are destroyed by a rogue North Korean faction that is also plotting a thermonuclear attack, the fate of the world rests in the untested technology and crew of a laser-enabled 747 designed to eliminate missiles in flight.
5) Lasers
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Discusses the scientific discovery and development of the use of high intensity light, called laser, and its use in our daily lives.
12) Lasers
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Explains what lasers are and how they are used in communications, medicine, industry and warfare, as well as possible future uses.
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"Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even though that wasn't a career option for most women. This biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to become an ophthalmologist and restore sight to the blind. "Choosing miracles" when everyone else had given up hope, she invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, becoming the first African American woman doctor to receive a medical patent"--
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