Great scientists
By: John Farndon ; consultant Clint Twist
Contributors: Twist, Clint, consultant
Series: 100 facts
Publisher: Sandy Creek
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781435150904
Subjects: Science; Scientists; Biography; History
Description: Take a look inside some of the greatest minds in science and see how they have helped to shape the world. Exciting discoveries and theories are portrayed through one hundred facts, fantastic images, and fun cartoons. Discover mathematical marvels, amazing astronomers, and the coolest chemists of our time--
Table of contents: title: What is a scientist?; title: Mathematical marvels; title: Baghdad brilliance; title: Thinking again; title: Moving heaven and Earth; title: Microbes and measures; title: Motion man; title: Nature's secrets; title: It's chemistry; title: Sparks of genius; title: Life story; title: Cured!; title: Dangerous rays; title: Atomic science; title: Space and time weirdness; title: Star gazers; title: Plan for life; title: Frontiers of science.