Science Year by Year: A visual history, from stone tools to space travel - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 024121226X ISBN 13 : 9780241212264

Editeur : DK Children, 2017

Synopsis

This epic journey of scientific discovery starts in ancient times and travels through centuries of invention before fast forwarding into the future.

In this ultimate home reference, you'll see simple machines and modern-day marvels, following incredible illustrated timelines that plot the entire history of science and highlight the most momentous discoveries. A jaw-dropping collection of more than 1,500 photographs, illustrations, maps, and graphics charts the evolution of science year by year, century by century.

You'll meet influential inventors and famous faces from the past, including Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, and Stephen Hawking. You'll visit places of scientific importance, such as prehistoric cave art, Stonehenge, Hiroshima and the first atomic bomb, the Moon landings, and the Higgs boson particle. These huge events are made simple thanks to eye-catching images, helpful timelines, and accessible, informative text.

Landmark people and periods are combined in this one stunning family reference, showcasing the ideas, experiments, and technologies that have shaped our daily lives and transformed the world we live in today.

Budding scientists, get ready for a time travelling trip like no other.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Packed with fascinating discoveries and facts, this visual reference takes kids on a fantastic journey through time, from stone tools and simple machines to space travel and robots.

Easy-to-follow illustrated timelines of pivotal scientific developments explore the ideas, experiments, and technologies that have shaped our daily lives over the past 3 million years. With more than 1,200 images, in-depth explanations of key inventors and innovations, quotes from groundbreaking scientists like Marie Curie, and stunning "moment in time" images of key events such as the first human landing on the moon, kids are sure to be amazed on every page. Young readers can learn about the early understanding of gravity, the discovery of dinosaur fossils, the first open heart surgery in human history, and much more.

Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, Science Year by Year will fascinate kids as they go on an amazing journey through time, tracing key moments in the history of science and technology along the way.

Revue de presse

"A good addition to most collections, both for the information it offers and for its appealing format." — School Library Journal

"Although designed for reference, this has the feel of a carefully crafted museum exhibit." — Booklist

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: DK Children
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 024121226X
• ISBN 13: 9780241212264
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Dorling Kindersley Verlag GmbH; productsafety@dk.com; ; Arnulfstr. 124; München; 80636; Allemagne