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The book of big science ideas / Freya Hardy ; illustrated by Sara Mulvanny.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Brighton : Ivy Kids, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 80 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1782409165
  • 9781782409168
Other title:
  • Subtitle on cover : From atoms to AI and from gravity to genes... how science shapes our world
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Why do ideas matter? -- The scientific method -- Everything is made of atoms -- Elements can be ordered -- Everything revolves around the sun -- What goes up must come down -- The universe is expanding -- Life can be ordered -- Species change over time -- Bacteria cause infectious disease -- It's all in the genes -- Energy cannot be created or destroyed -- Charged particles create electricity -- Fossil fuels will run out -- Machines can solve problems -- Information in valuable -- Machines can learn -- Future big ideas -- More big thinkers you should know about.
Summary: "From atoms to AI and from gravity to genes, how science shapes our world"--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 500 H268 Available 33111009741246
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 500 H268 Available 33111009663143
Total holds: 0

Why do ideas matter? -- The scientific method -- Everything is made of atoms -- Elements can be ordered -- Everything revolves around the sun -- What goes up must come down -- The universe is expanding -- Life can be ordered -- Species change over time -- Bacteria cause infectious disease -- It's all in the genes -- Energy cannot be created or destroyed -- Charged particles create electricity -- Fossil fuels will run out -- Machines can solve problems -- Information in valuable -- Machines can learn -- Future big ideas -- More big thinkers you should know about.

"From atoms to AI and from gravity to genes, how science shapes our world"--Cover.

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