The Discoveries

Author : Tim Cooke
Publisher : Welbeck Children's
ISBN 13 : 9781783127160
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Discoveries written by Tim Cooke and published by Welbeck Children's. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the world's most significant, innovative and amazing discoveries in association with the Science Museum. Find out how, when and why vital discoveries took place, and learn more about the people who made the breakthroughs. Learn how the principles they discovered became the basis of inventions and other advances that shaped our history and the way we live today. Find out about the combination of inspiration and perspiration that helped pioneers piece together an ever-deeper understanding of ourselves, our planet and the universe around us. Featuring more than 40 discoveries, from gravity to the circulation of the blood, the Big Bang to the movement of subatomic particles, this brilliant STEM-themed read will get kids interested in the fundamental ideas and laws that make the world go round.

Author : Alan Lightman
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307369862
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discoveries written by Alan Lightman and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinarily accessible, illuminating chronicle of the great moments of scientific discovery in the 20th century, and an exploration into the minds of the remarkable men and women behind them. We know and read the literary masterpieces; how many of us have had the opportunity not only to read but understand the masterpieces of science that describe the very moment of discovery? The last century has seen an explosion of creativity and insight that led to breakthroughs in every field of science: from the theory of relativity to the first quantum model of the atom to the mapping of the structure of DNA, these discoveries profoundly changed how we understand the world and our place in it. Alan Lightman tells the stories of two dozen breakthroughs made by such brilliant scientists as Einstein, Bohr, McClintock and Pauling, among others, drawing on his unique background as a scientist and novelist to reveal the process of scientific discovery at its greatest. He outlines the intellectual and emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the personalities and human drama of the scientists involved, and explains the significance and impact of the work. Finally, he gives an unprecedented and exhilarating guided tour through each of the original papers.

Author : Rodney Carlisle
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470306920
Total Pages : 711 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries written by Rodney Carlisle and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique A-to-Z reference of brilliance in innovation and invention Combining engagingly written, well-researched history with the respected imprimatur of Scientific American magazine, this authoritative, accessible reference provides a wide-ranging overview of the inventions, technological advances, and discoveries that have transformed human society throughout our history. More than 400 entertaining entries explain the details and significance of such varied breakthroughs as the development of agriculture, the "invention" of algebra, and the birth of the computer. Special chronological sections divide the entries, providing a unique focus on the intersection of science and technology from early human history to the present. In addition, each section is supplemented by primary source sidebars, which feature excerpts from scientists' diaries, contemporary accounts of new inventions, and various "In Their Own Words" sources. Comprehensive and thoroughly readable, Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries is an indispensable resource for anyone fascinated by the history of science and technology. Topics include: aerosol spray * algebra * Archimedes' Principle * barbed wire * canned food * carburetor * circulation of blood * condom * encryption machine * fork * fuel cell * latitude * music synthesizer * positron * radar * steel * television * traffic lights * Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

Author : Paul Emile Botta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book M. Botta's Letters on the Discoveries at Nineveh written by Paul Emile Botta and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philipp Franz von Siebold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geographical and Ethnographical Elucidations to the Discoveries of Maerten Gerrits Vries written by Philipp Franz von Siebold and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kendall Haven
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313094586
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Greatest Science Discoveries of All Time written by Kendall Haven and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming with fascinating and fun facts about 100 scientific breakthroughs, this collection presents the real stories behind the history of science, at the same time offering a panoramic overview of the history of science and an introduction to some of the most important scientists in history. Grades 6 and up. Throughout history, science has changed lives and dramatically altered the way in which the universe is perceived. Focusing on the 100 most significant scientific events of all time—from Archimedes' discovery of the two fundamental principles underlying physics and engineering (levers and buoyancy) in 260 B.C.E. to human anatomy, Jupiter's moons, electrons, black holes, the human genome, and more—storyteller Kendall Haven has created a ready reference for those seeking information on science discoveries.

Author : Daniel J. Boorstin
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307773558
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discoverers written by Daniel J. Boorstin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-01-26 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.

Author : Nicholas Thomas
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141988177
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discoveries written by Nicholas Thomas and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cook's great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the Polynesians and Melanesians of the Pacific, Cook's arrival in their midst merely marked a further (if disastrous) twist in diverse histories already many centuries old. In this immensely enjoyable and absorbing book Cook's journeys are reimagined, attempting toleave behind (or master) our later preoccupations to let us see what Cook and his associates experienced and what the societies he encountered experienced - from the Beothuks of Newfoundland to the Tongans of the Friendly Islands.

Author : Lynn Freeman Olson
Publisher : Carl Fischer, L.L.C.
ISBN 13 : 0825803152
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piano Discoveries - a written by Lynn Freeman Olson and published by Carl Fischer, L.L.C.. This book was released on 1983 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9780716633242
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Inventions and Discoveries written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An introduction to inventions and discoveries from ancient to modern times, including how they were developed and their effects on society. Features include fact boxes, illustrations, period photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and a list of recommended books and websites"--Provided by publisher.