The Short Story of Science

Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 1399624784
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374

Book Description
'Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less' Marie Curie The Short Story of Science is a new introduction to the complete subject of science. Covering 60 key experiments, from Archimedes' investigations of buoyancy to the discovery of dark matter, and then linking these to the history of science, as well as to the key theories and methods, the book simplifies and explains all the key breakthroughs. Accessible and concise, generously illustrated throughout, and with all the essential information presented without jargon, readers are given all the tools they need to enjoy the fascinating history of scientific knowledge.

The Short Story of Science

Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781913947880
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
The Short Story of Science is a new introduction to the complete subject of science. Covering 60 key experiments, from Archimedes' investigations of buoyancy to the discovery of dark matter, and then linking these to the history of science, as well as to the key theories and methods, the book simplifies and explains all the key breakthroughs. Accessible and concise, generously illustrated throughout, and with all the essential information presented without jargon, readers are given all the tools they need to enjoy the fascinating history of scientific knowledge.

The Story of Science

Author: Joy Hakim
Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Press
ISBN: 9781588341617
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463

Book Description
A second volume of a three-part series for all ages traces the period between Copernicus's theory about the sun's location at the center of the universe through the early days of atomic theory, offering introductory portraits of such contributors as Giordano Bruno, Galileo, and Isaac Newton.

The Story-book of Science

Author: Jean-Henri Fabre
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
A book about metals, plants, animals, and planets.

100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories

Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Pan
ISBN: 9780330261555
Category : Short stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
Science fiction-noveller.

The Greatest Science Stories Never Told

Author: Rick Beyer
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061626961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy Meet the angry undertaker who gave us the push-button phone. Discover how modesty led to the invention of the stethoscope. Find out why Albert Einstein patented a refrigerator. Learn how a train full of trumpeters made science history. Did you know about: The frustrated fashion designer who created the space suit? The gun-toting newspaperman who invented the parking meter? The midnight dreams that led to a Nobel Prize? They're so good, you can't read just one!

The Stories of Science

Author: Janet MacNeil
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325086774
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Explores how the power of story can strengthen your instruction by weaving literacy into what you already teach. The strategies in this book will deepen content understanding and prepare students to be effective science communicators as well.

The Best of the Best

Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312336561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 688

Book Description
Features the finest science fiction writings from the past two decades of the annual "The Year's Best Science Fiction," including writings from such authors as Greg Bear, Pat Cadigan, Robert Silverberg, and Ursula K. Le Guin.

Lieu

Author: Various
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692385029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Nine short stories from a few of the greatest names in science fiction on the topic of exchange, replacement, upgrade, and masquerade. Ranging from true short story length through novelette and originally published in science fiction magazines in the 1950s, these brief escapes into improbable worlds have it all: humor, suspense, betrayal, mystery, twists, and of course-robots and aliens. THE BIG TRIP UP YONDER by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. THE JUDAS VALLEY by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg THE MOON IS GREEN by Fritz Leiber OLD RAMBLING HOUSE by Frank Herbert PIPER IN THE WOODS by Philip K. Dick SENTIMENT, INC. by Poul Anderson THE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLD by Frederik Pohl YEAR OF THE BIG THAW by Marion Zimmer Bradley YOUTH by Isaac Asimov

Playboy Book of Science Fiction

Author: Alice K. Turner
Publisher: Eos
ISBN: 9780061073427
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480

Book Description
A unique and intriguing collection of short stories from such contributors as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Ursula K. LeGuin covers such topics as the Golden Age, New Wave, Cyberpunk, and Virtual Sex. Reprint.