The New York Public Library Amazing Scientists: A Book of Answers for Kids
分類: 图书,进口原版,Biographies & Memoirs(传记与自传),
品牌: The New York Public LibraryJim Callan
基本信息出版社:Wiley; 1 (2002年1月10日)丛书名:The New York Public Library Books for Kids平装:176页读者对象:Ages 9-12
正文语种:英语ISBN:0471392898条形码:9780471392897商品尺寸:15.3 x 1.2 x 23 cm商品重量:254 gASIN:0471392898商品描述内容简介The New York Public Library
AMAZING scientists
Discover the moons of Jupiter with Galileo. Uncover the science of radiation with Madame Curie. Travel forward in time with Einstein. Find out how scientists learned to cure diseases, how they discovered gravity, and how they determined the structure of the atom. Fact-filled and fun, this book's question-and-answer format lets you explore the discoveries of some of the world's greatest scientists.
What is the Hippocratic Oath? See page 11.
How did archimedes single-handedly hold off the entire Roman army? See page 13.
Which famous physician learned about human anatomy in a gladiator ring? See page 19.
What is natural selection? See page 36.
What was the worst disease of all time? See page 40.
Who discovered over 300 uses for peanuts? See page 48.
Which founder of chemistry lost his head in the French Revolution? See page 65.
What Nobel Prize-winning physicist escaped the Nazis in 1933? See page 109.
Also in The New York Public Library Answer Books series:
Amazing Explorers
Amazing Native American History
Amazing Hispanic American History
Incredible Earth
Amazing Space
Amazing Mythology
Amazing Women in American History
Amazing African American History作者简介THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY is the most respected name in reference publishing. Its bestselling reference books include The New York Public Library Desk Reference, The New York Public Library Book of Answers, and The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference.
JIM CALLAN is a freelance writer and an editor of science books.