Science : 100 Scientists Who Changed the World

Balchin, Jon

Science & Math

Arcturus

Fascinated by what lies beyond the boundaries of human experience, men and women have throughout history been irresistibly drawn to venture into the unknown. Lavishly illustrated, 'To The Ends Of The Earth' charts the astonishing feats of history's most intrepid explorers. From the early voyages of the Ancient Greek mariner Colaeus, who first discovered that beyond the Mediterranean lay a far greater ocean, to the compelling tale of the race for the Poles, this book encompasses the discovery and exploration of the great continents and oceans of the world. Whether motivated by the prospect of conquest, the spirit of scientific enquiry, nationalism, fanaticism, or just plain curiosity, the explorers in this book dared to seek out the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth and in so doing changed forever our perception of our planet. "I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose." David Livingstone (1813-1873), African explorer

Great Explorers : From the Equator to the Poles

To be alive today is to be confronted by the products of science--from aspirin, refrigeration, electric light and the telephone, to the airplane and the computer--to name just a few. In addition to beneficial medicines and life enhancing discoveries, however, scientific research also has led to many dangerous developments, such as the machine gun and the atom bomb. Science explores all of these, telling the story of how observation and testing have changed daily life over the past 2500 years, along with how we understand the world, the cosmos, the body, and the mind. What is most fascinating for students first learning about scientific discovery, and what this book highlights so beautifully through presenting individual scientists, is the way in which simple observation--such as watching the weather, or an object fall--leads to a discovery that radically alters life in the world and our comprehension of how the natural world works. An engaging and clearly explained book, full of pertinent quotations and anecdotes, Science tells a compelling story, inviting its readers to pursue its subject further.

Science: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World

Children's Books

Biographies

Enchanted Lion Books

One hundred lives and accounts of astonishing discoveries, encompassing all the categories of science-from cosmology to subatomic particles and the Internet. By looking at one hundred scientists from the perspectives of both individual biography and scientific accomplishment, Science beautifully illustrates how simple questions and observations can lead to discoveries that radically alter life in the world and our comprehension not only of the natural world but of the cosmos, the body, and the mind as well. Science thereby presents a picture of scientific exploration and discovery that takes observation and method as well as imagination and sheer chance into account. By evaluating the discoveries that have changed life over the past 2,500 years, each two-page biography that makes up Science succeeds in assessing how and why each of the one hundred lives presented led to significant changes in our world.

“If I saw further than others,” said Sir Isaac Newton, “it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.” This book introduces one hundred of these giants and examines their achievements: the men and women who, often in the face of extreme skepticism or worse, strove and succeeded in pushing back the boundaries of human knowledge. Ranging across the spectrum of scientific endeavor, from the cosmology of Copernicus and Galileo, through the medical revolutions of Hippocrates and Galen, it includes the fields of physics, biology, chemistry, and genetics.

Quantum Leaps: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

This book is a history of exploration—from the first voyages of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and Phoenicians, to humanity’s first ventures beyond the confines of our own planet. Each chapter covers a particular continent, presents the biographies of the explorers closely identified with each region, and relates the significance of their most important discoveries to the wider world.

Explorers: Journeys to the Ends of the Earth

History

World

ARCTURUS PUBLISHING LIMITED

'If I saw further than others,' said Sir Isaac Newton, 'it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.'
100 Great Scientists who Changed the World introduces one hundred of these giants and examines their achievements: the men and women who, often in the face of extreme scepticism or worse, have striven and succeeded in pushing back the boundaries of human knowledge. Ranging across the spectrum of scientific endeavour, from the cosmology of Copernicus and Galileo, through the medical revolutions of Hippocrates and Galen, it includes the fields of physics, biology, chemistry and genetics.
This is the story of the ideas that have shaped the world today, and the ideas that will shape the future.

100 Great Scientists Who Changed the World

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The attractive, elegant design makes this title an ideal gift for all those fascinated by science history.

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Science : 100 Scientists Who Changed the World

Great Explorers : From the Equator to the Poles

Science: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World

Science: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World

Quantum Leaps: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World

Explorers: Journeys to the Ends of the Earth

100 Great Scientists Who Changed the World

100 Great Scientists Who Changed the World