Author: John Farndon
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477704124
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Science is an ever-growing, ever-changing field of study. Every principle, every discovery is built on top of a previous discovery. Great scientists have studied life, the environment, and the physical world trying to learn more about why things are the way they are. Readers gain insight to some of the greatest scientific minds history has to offer, from Archimedes to Stephen Hawking.
Great Scientists
Author: John Farndon
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477704124
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Science is an ever-growing, ever-changing field of study. Every principle, every discovery is built on top of a previous discovery. Great scientists have studied life, the environment, and the physical world trying to learn more about why things are the way they are. Readers gain insight to some of the greatest scientific minds history has to offer, from Archimedes to Stephen Hawking.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477704124
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Science is an ever-growing, ever-changing field of study. Every principle, every discovery is built on top of a previous discovery. Great scientists have studied life, the environment, and the physical world trying to learn more about why things are the way they are. Readers gain insight to some of the greatest scientific minds history has to offer, from Archimedes to Stephen Hawking.
Six Great Scientists:
Author: James Gerald Crowther
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Short biographies of six persons of renown in the scientific world ranging in time from the latter part of the fifteenth century to the middle of the twentieth.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Short biographies of six persons of renown in the scientific world ranging in time from the latter part of the fifteenth century to the middle of the twentieth.
Brilliant Blunders
Author: Mario Livio
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439192375
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439192375
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--
Great Scientists
Author: Jacqueline Fortey
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 1405373237
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
DK Eyewitness Great Scientists is an exciting and informative guide to the fascinating lives of the world's most famous thinkers, philosophers, inventors, innovators and pioneers. Stunning photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the ideas and innovations that have changed the way we live today. Your child will discover all about Benjamin Franklin's electrical charges, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and the many others whose discoveries have shaped our world. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Great Scientists. Find out more and download amazing clipart images at www.dk.com/clipart.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 1405373237
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
DK Eyewitness Great Scientists is an exciting and informative guide to the fascinating lives of the world's most famous thinkers, philosophers, inventors, innovators and pioneers. Stunning photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the ideas and innovations that have changed the way we live today. Your child will discover all about Benjamin Franklin's electrical charges, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and the many others whose discoveries have shaped our world. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Great Scientists. Find out more and download amazing clipart images at www.dk.com/clipart.
Mind, Life and Universe
Author: Lynn Margulis
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603580379
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Nearly forty of the world's most esteemed scientists discuss the big questions that drive their illustrious careers. Co-editor Eduardo Punset—one of Spain's most loved personages for his popularization of the sciences—interviews an impressive collection of characters drawing out the seldom seen personalities of the world's most important men and woman of science. In Mind, Life and Universe they describe in their own words the most important and fascinating aspects of their research. Frank and often irreverent, these interviews will keep even the most casual reader of science books rapt for hours. Can brain science explain feelings of happiness and despair? Is it true that chimpanzees are just like us when it comes to sexual innuendo? Is there any hard evidence that life exists anywhere other than on the Earth? Through Punset's skillful questioning, readers will meet one scientist who is passionate about the genetic control of everything and another who spends her every waking hour making sure African ecosystems stay intact. The men and women assembled here by Lynn Margulis and Eduardo Punset will provide a source of endless interest. In captivating conversations with such science luminaries as Jane Goodall, James E. Lovelock, Oliver Sachs, and E. O. Wilson, Punset reveals a hidden world of intellectual interests, verve, and humor. Science enthusiasts and general readers alike will devour Mind, Life and Universe, breathless and enchanted by its truths.
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603580379
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Nearly forty of the world's most esteemed scientists discuss the big questions that drive their illustrious careers. Co-editor Eduardo Punset—one of Spain's most loved personages for his popularization of the sciences—interviews an impressive collection of characters drawing out the seldom seen personalities of the world's most important men and woman of science. In Mind, Life and Universe they describe in their own words the most important and fascinating aspects of their research. Frank and often irreverent, these interviews will keep even the most casual reader of science books rapt for hours. Can brain science explain feelings of happiness and despair? Is it true that chimpanzees are just like us when it comes to sexual innuendo? Is there any hard evidence that life exists anywhere other than on the Earth? Through Punset's skillful questioning, readers will meet one scientist who is passionate about the genetic control of everything and another who spends her every waking hour making sure African ecosystems stay intact. The men and women assembled here by Lynn Margulis and Eduardo Punset will provide a source of endless interest. In captivating conversations with such science luminaries as Jane Goodall, James E. Lovelock, Oliver Sachs, and E. O. Wilson, Punset reveals a hidden world of intellectual interests, verve, and humor. Science enthusiasts and general readers alike will devour Mind, Life and Universe, breathless and enchanted by its truths.
Twenty-one Great Scientists who Believed the Bible
Author: Ann Lamont
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780949906212
Category : Bible and science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Short biographies, with descriptions of the scientific achievements of 21 notable scientists and inventors, including accounts of their Christian faith and how their work related to creationist belief. Subjects include Faraday, Joule, Kepler, Linnaeus, Lister, Maxwell, Mendel, Morse, Newton, Pasteur and the Wright brothers. The author was a teacher of mathematics and science.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780949906212
Category : Bible and science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Short biographies, with descriptions of the scientific achievements of 21 notable scientists and inventors, including accounts of their Christian faith and how their work related to creationist belief. Subjects include Faraday, Joule, Kepler, Linnaeus, Lister, Maxwell, Mendel, Morse, Newton, Pasteur and the Wright brothers. The author was a teacher of mathematics and science.
Living Biographies of Great Philosophers
Author: Henry Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophers
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The philosophical personalities of the world represent an adventure in thinking. And when we examine the lives of the philosophers we find that the procession of a man's thoughts can be as exiting a spectacle as the pageantry of a man's deeds.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophers
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The philosophical personalities of the world represent an adventure in thinking. And when we examine the lives of the philosophers we find that the procession of a man's thoughts can be as exiting a spectacle as the pageantry of a man's deeds.
The Great Scientist Of The World
Author: Ashwani Bhardwaj
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788172453466
Category : Scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788172453466
Category : Scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Story-Lives of Great Musicians
Author: William Henry Francis Jameson Rowbotham
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465585273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465585273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Fantastically Great Women Scientists and Their Stories
Author: Kate Pankhurst
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 152662141X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN 'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn't be inspired' BOOKSELLER 'An absolute must-have for every young person's bookshelf' HUFFINGTON POST Prepare to be inspired with this fantastically great new series for young readers from bestselling author Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. In this first book, read the true stories of amazing scientists and discover things that are out of this world! Women have been responsible for many of the world's most groundbreaking scientific discoveries. These are the stories of incredible female scientists whose hard work and persistence changed our understanding of science, and transformed people's ideas of what women can do. · Reach for the stars with the first African-American woman to go into space Mae Jemison · Explore volcanoes with the fearless Katia Krafft · Invent a treatment for malaria with the determined Tu YouYou · Make scientific discoveries that will change the world with Marie Curie Including comic strips, family trees, maps and more, Fantastically Great Women Scientists and Their Stories is a celebration of women who made some of the world's most important scientific breakthroughs. A fantastic gift for girls and boys alike! List of women featured: Mae Jemison, Marie Curie, Elizabeth Blackwell, Janaki Ammal, Caroline Herschel, Katia Krafft, Tu Youyou and Rosalind Franklin.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 152662141X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN 'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn't be inspired' BOOKSELLER 'An absolute must-have for every young person's bookshelf' HUFFINGTON POST Prepare to be inspired with this fantastically great new series for young readers from bestselling author Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. In this first book, read the true stories of amazing scientists and discover things that are out of this world! Women have been responsible for many of the world's most groundbreaking scientific discoveries. These are the stories of incredible female scientists whose hard work and persistence changed our understanding of science, and transformed people's ideas of what women can do. · Reach for the stars with the first African-American woman to go into space Mae Jemison · Explore volcanoes with the fearless Katia Krafft · Invent a treatment for malaria with the determined Tu YouYou · Make scientific discoveries that will change the world with Marie Curie Including comic strips, family trees, maps and more, Fantastically Great Women Scientists and Their Stories is a celebration of women who made some of the world's most important scientific breakthroughs. A fantastic gift for girls and boys alike! List of women featured: Mae Jemison, Marie Curie, Elizabeth Blackwell, Janaki Ammal, Caroline Herschel, Katia Krafft, Tu Youyou and Rosalind Franklin.