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Rebel science / written by Dan Green ; illustrated by David Lyttleton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Sterling Children's Books, 2016Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First Sterling editionDescription: 75 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781454919452
  • 1454919450
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: what is this thing called science? -- The story of the solar system -- The story of the earth -- The story of the atom -- The story of forces -- The story of life itself -- The story of light -- The story of invisible rays -- The story of the elements -- The story of anatomy -- The story of microbes -- The story of genetics -- The story of the quantum world -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: "If you think scientists are dull, boring eggheads in white coats who hang out in labs and don't have any friends... then you're wrong. The big brainiacs of history were off-the-chart smart, but that doesn't mean they were always right. They made mistakes, they argued, they performed strange experiments. They took risks, they broke the rules, they were dangerous. They were rebels"-- Page 4 of cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 509.2 G795 Available 33111008155430
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 509.2 G795 Available 33111008386860
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If you think scientists are boring eggheads in white coats who never leave the lab, this dynamically illustrated book will set you straight! Meet the rebels: super-brainiacs who were off-the-charts smart, but also made mistakes, argued, took risks, performed weird experiments, broke the rules . . . and achieved our greatest leaps forward. From dinosaur hunters to germ finders to quantum physicists, these men and women pushed the boundaries of science to get to the truth. Now, through fascinating stories, you can find out how they did it.



The scientific rebels include :

Jabir Ibn Hayyan, the world's first chemist, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, who discovered bacteria, top dinosaur hunter Mary Anning, inventor Thomas Alva Edison, fossil hunters Louis and Mary Leaky, quantum physicist Niels Bohr, physicist Albert Einstein, nuclear physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer, and evolutionary biologist Lynn Rothschild

Includes index.

"If you think scientists are dull, boring eggheads in white coats who hang out in labs and don't have any friends... then you're wrong. The big brainiacs of history were off-the-chart smart, but that doesn't mean they were always right. They made mistakes, they argued, they performed strange experiments. They took risks, they broke the rules, they were dangerous. They were rebels"-- Page 4 of cover.

Introduction: what is this thing called science? -- The story of the solar system -- The story of the earth -- The story of the atom -- The story of forces -- The story of life itself -- The story of light -- The story of invisible rays -- The story of the elements -- The story of anatomy -- The story of microbes -- The story of genetics -- The story of the quantum world -- Glossary -- Index.

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