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Black science volume 2
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"Grant McKay, former member of The Anarchistic Order of Scientists, has finally done the impossible: he has deciphered Black Science and punched through the barriers of reality with his creation, the Pillar. But something went wrong, and now Grant and his team are lost, barreling through the boundless expanses of the Eververse, living ghosts shipwrecked on an infinite ocean of alien worlds."--Page 4 of cover.
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Black science volume 1
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In this second volume of the hit series, the Anarchist League of Scientists dives further into the Onion construct of reality than ever before, jumping wildly through worlds of wonder, fantastic beauty, and cosmic horrors. Beset on dangers from without and within, the team must learn to be a family if they're ever to survive and find their way home again.
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Black science volume 3
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"Stranded on a world ravaged by plague, Grant McCoy realizes that every dimension they've passed through has been devastated by Pillar technology. Even as Grant tries to reclaim the Dimensionaut credo 'Leave every world better than how we found it, ' his team threatens to tear itself apart from within. With the timer to the Pillar's final jump ticking down, Grant risks losing everything he's fought to protect while fighting to save a world that isn't...
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Black science volume 4
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"Following the catastrophic final jump of the Pillar, the last Dimensionaut is stranded in the furthest reaches of space, adrift on the wreckage of his former self. Before he can reclaim his mantle as protector of the Eververse, he must first overcome the demons that lurk within his own soul. And when he emerges from this dark night he'll find that all of reality is more in need of a hero than ever before."--Page [4] of cover
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Black science volume 5
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"Grant McKay forges a path through the ravaged Eververse, determined to undo the damage he caused. His first stop is a world where his estranged daughter Pia has managed a peace offering between three godlike races, ending eons of brutal warfare. Grant's appearance threatens to destroy the fragile truce, sending him on a quest to finally bring his family home...but what he finds waiting for him there may be worse than the multitude horrors he encountered...
6) Biology
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Biology is the study of life itself in all its forms. Scientists in this field try to expand our knowledge of life, from tiny genes to enormous elephants and everything in between. Inside, read how black biologists from around the world created new techniques in cell biology, made discoveries in DNA science, developed groundbreaking chemotherapies, and studied elephants, spiders, and other wildlife. Great scientific achievements, innovations, and...
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Black Science volume 16
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Following the catastrophic final jump of the Pillar, Grant McKay is stranded in the farthest reaches of space, adrift on the wreckage of his former self. Before he can reclaim his mantle as protector of the Eververse, he must first overcome the demons that lurk within his own soul. And when his path finally leads him back home, what has happened while he was gone? In a world of infinite possibilities, what can one man do to keep everything that could...
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Black Science volume 26
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After years adrift in the chaotic Eververse, the McKay family finally reunites in their home dimension. But it's far from the happy end they expected. To save all there is and ever will be, the Dimensionauts need to cut deeper into the Onion than ever before! Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera present the sixth chapter of the runaway pulp sci-fi smash hit Black Science!
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Black science volume 6
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"During their years adrift in the chaotic Eververse, the McKay family visited dimensions without number, encountered evils beyond imagining, and opened doors best left closed, all in the name of science. Now, those forces have followed them home and Earth itself has become host to the limitless horrors of Black Science. With Grant locked in an insane asylum, his worst enemy in his wife's bed, and the planet run by power-mad interdimensional oligarchs,...
10) Chemistry
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The great African-American chemist George Washington Carver changed how we see not only peanuts, but the opportunities for black people in science. Inspired by the work of Carver and other pioneers, black chemists from around the world have added to the worlds knowledge in food science, medicine, thermodynamics, and more, as well as helped add elements to the periodic table. Inside, read about these discoveries and many more. Great scientific achievements,...
11) Computer Science
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The impact of computers on the world cant be overstated. The impact of black scientists on that world, however, is a story that needs to be told. From the earliest days of the punch card to todays app-based mobile systems, black scientists from around the world have made vital and lasting contributions: writing software, doing pioneering work in artificial intelligence, developing powerful new silicon chips, and guiding new tech companies. This is...
12) Engineering
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Engineers impact just about every part of our lives. The people highlighted in this book, for example, have made buildings comfortable and safer, led teams of engineers as they built bridges and levees that saved lives, developed new ways to send information with fiber optics, and even invented an award-winning toy. They were united not only by their creative and ingenious work, but by their African heritage. Inside, read about engineers who overcame...
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Few sciences have been as much in the news as this one, which is concerned with the health of our planet. In this hot-button field, black experts from around the world are playing many vital roles. Inside, read how these forward-thinking scientists are working to counteract climate change, studying ways to make farmers lives better, planning the cities of tomorrow, and even leading government agencies charged with protecting our resources. Inside,...
14) Inventors
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Revolutionary War-era inventor Benjamin Banneker gets most of the headlines, but the story of invention by black scientists certainly did not stop there. Throughout recent centuriesand perhaps never more so than todaybrilliant and dedicated creative people of African heritage are helping to make our world better and safer with their inventions. From food refrigeration to high-tech electronics, from closed-circuit TV to 3-D glasses, from rocket science...
15) Medicine
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Saving lives is the job of every medical professional, regardless of their background. Not every part of our society has always been allowed to be a part of that lifesaving work, however, so the inspiring stories in this book are about people who overcame barriers to fulfill their mission. Pioneer nurses, groundbreaking surgeons, inventive medical engineers, and more, the black people featured in this book are just the tip of the iceberg of thousands...
16) Physics
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How does the world work? How do light, energy, and matter interact? These fundamental questions about our world are studied by physicists, who put their discoveries to work in the real world. For the last century, discoveries in physics have happened at a rapid pace, and scientists of African heritage from around the world have been in the middle of the action. Inside, read inspiring stories of men and women who changed our ideas about how the universe...
17) Space
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Human beings have been exploring space close-up since the 1960s, and African-Americans have played a vital role throughout the process. Inside, read inspiring stories of astronauts such as Mae Jemison, Guy Bluford, and Charles Bolden (who became the head of NASA); visit with the popular astrophysicist Neal DeGrasse Tyson; and go back to the early days of space flight with engineers who helped start the US space program. Great scientific achievements,...
18) Technology
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The technology industry of today has really only been around for a few decades, but in that time, it has brought massive change to the world. Scientists and experts of African heritage have made many important contributions to this process, and their inspiring stories are inside. Read about their innovations in electronics, computer technology, video production, software coding, and entrepreneurial leadership. Some of these experts are also using...
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Black Science volume 1
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Collecting the first three arcs of the seminal pulp sci-fi smash hit by jive-ass super powered disco dancers Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera. Crammed with sketches, concept art and other rare goodies in a glorious oversized 8X12 hardcover, truly the most incredible edition of Black Science in all the Eververse.
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Black Science volume 31
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The Eververse is collapsing under its own weight. The Dimensionauts, a ragtag collection of heroes, scientists, and anarchists from countless alternate realities, must band together and head towards the center of the Onion, the infinite-layered construct of all there is, was, and ever could be. Grant McKay created the Pillar to save the world with science, and now he must use it to save all worlds, all of creation, or doom reality itself to oblivion....
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