Title:
Scientists : inspiring tales of the world's brightest scientific minds
JLCTITLE245:
written by Isabel Thomas ; illustrated by Jessamy Hawke ; foreword by Molly Bloom.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2021.
Physical Description:
144 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
ISBN:
9780744033823
9780241484333
General Note:
Includes index.
Abstract:
"Meet the people who changed the world of science and technology, biology, chemistry and physics! Read the stories of the brainiest people who ever lived and the scientific discoveries they made. Each page illustrates a famous scientist's life and what made their contribution to this fascinating field so important. Scientists is an exciting book perfect for children ages 7-9 years. Inside you will find: Stories of more than 50 scientists like Isaac Newton, both famous and lesser-known ; Comprehensive coverage of the most important scientific advancements of all time ; Stories of scientists from all over the world specializing in different areas of science ; Information inline with the STEAM and STREAM school curriculums. Introduce children to titans of science! The biggest scientific breakthroughs in history have something in common: super smart people who kept looking for the answers to some of the world's most interesting questions! The pages of this science book are filled with the stories of famous scientists like physicists Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Stephen Hawking, biologist Marie Curie, paleontologist Mary Anning, and lesser-known trailblazers like Chika Kuroda, who became Japan's first female Bachelor of Science. Filled with great detail and following a storytelling format, this is a thrilling book that will capture the imagination of young children and encourage them to explore the world of science. Beautiful descriptions of the scientists' lives are brought to life through stunning watercolor illustrations, and fantastic photography highlights the detail of their discoveries." -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Foreword -- Maria Sibylla -- Mary Anning -- Gregor Mendel -- Alfred Russel Wallace -- Nettie Stevens -- George Washington Carver -- Joan Beauchamp Procter -- Rachel Carson -- Sabiha Kasimati -- Rosalind Franklin -- Francis Crick & James Watson -- The code of life -- Endel Tulving -- Yuan Longping -- Dian Fossey -- Mayana Zatz -- Antonie Lavoisier -- Jeong Yakyong -- Edward Jenner -- Louis Pasteur -- Dimitri Shibasaburō -- Alexandre Yersin -- Marie Curie -- Alexander Fleming -- Chika Kuroda -- Alice Ball -- Lab tools -- Rita Levi-Montalcini -- Dorothy Hodgkin -- Akira Yoshino -- Quarraisha Abdool Karim -- Galileo Galilei -- Issac Newton -- Michael Faraday -- Ernest Rutherford -- Niels Bohr -- Albert Einstien -- Emmy Noether -- Erwin Schrödinger -- Grace Hopper -- Building computers -- Mary Golda Ross -- Chien-Shiung Wu -- Albert Baez -- Katherine Johnson -- Materials -- Gladys West -- Sau Lan Wu -- Francisca Nneka Okeke -- Aganice of Thessaly -- Shen Kuo -- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi -- Nicolaus Copernicus -- Andrija Morhorovic̆ic̆ -- Alfred Wegner -- Seeing the unseeable -- Edwin Hubble -- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin -- L'udmila Pajdus̆áková -- Katia &Maurice Krafft -- Stephen Hawking -- Neil deGrasse Tyson -- More scientists -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgment.
Brilliant biology -- Incredible chemistry -- Fantastic physics -- Amazing Earth & space.