Discoveries That Changed The World

Author : Colin Salter
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781911663546

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100 Science Discoveries by Colin Salter Pdf

An accessible compendium of the world’s greatest scientists and the stories behind their dramatic breakthroughs From the early Greek mathematicians Euclid and Archimedes through to present-day Nobel Prize winners, this collection charts the great breakthroughs in scientific understanding. Each entry describes the story of the research, the significance of the science, and its impact on the scientific world, along with a résumé of each scientist’s career. From Roger Bacon’s revolutionary work on optics and Copernicus’s heliocentric model of the universe to Feynman diagrams and gravitational waves, this latest book in the award-winning “100” series serves as a short history of world science, illustrated with drawings, diagrams, and photographs.

Author : Laura Garwin,Tim Lincoln
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226284163

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A Century of Nature by Laura Garwin,Tim Lincoln Pdf

Many of the scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century were first reported in the journal Nature. A Century of Nature brings together in one volume Nature's greatest hits—reproductions of seminal contributions that changed science and the world, accompanied by essays written by leading scientists (including four Nobel laureates) that provide historical context for each article, explain its insights in graceful, accessible prose, and celebrate the serendipity of discovery and the rewards of searching for needles in haystacks.

Author : Jack Challoner
Publisher : Barrons Educational Series Incorporated
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0764161369

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1001 Inventions that Changed the World by Jack Challoner Pdf

Presents a review of technological innovations and inventions, from the ancient world to the present day.

Author : Tim Cooke
Publisher : Welbeck Children's
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1783127163

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The Book of Discoveries by Tim Cooke Pdf

Explore the world's most significant, innovative and amazing discoveries in association with the Science Museum. Find out how, when and why vital discoveries took place, and learn more about the people who made the breakthroughs. Learn how the principles they discovered became the basis of inventions and other advances that shaped our history and the way we live today. Find out about the combination of inspiration and perspiration that helped pioneers piece together an ever-deeper understanding of ourselves, our planet and the universe around us. Featuring more than 40 discoveries, from gravity to the circulation of the blood, the Big Bang to the movement of subatomic particles, this brilliant STEM-themed read will get kids interested in the fundamental ideas and laws that make the world go round.

Author : Chris Oxlade
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1435891708

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The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries That Changed the World by Chris Oxlade Pdf

Describes ten of the most important scientific discoveries that changed the world.

Author : Gianni Morelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 8854413186

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Great Discoveries and Inventions That Have Changed the World by Gianni Morelli Pdf

What would life be like without cars, refrigerators, the Internet, or the omnipresent smartphone? Take an extraordinary journey through the discoveries that have transformed our world forever. They include innovations in technology, such as alternating current, plastic, and the robot; communications (cameras, radio, cinema); medicine, from aspirin to the pacemaker; and transportation. See what led to their creation and meet the exceptional figures who conceived them.

Author : William Gilbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Blood
ISBN : 0852291639

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On the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies by William Gilbert Pdf

Author : Catherine Barr
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780711245372

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The Story of Inventions by Catherine Barr Pdf

The world is brimming full of incredible inventions - but where did it all begin? How did these incredible inventions come about? Journey back in time, travel across the world and discover incredible inventions from throughout history. Take a ride on the very first wheel, find your way and ensure you'll never get lost again with the compass, let the lights come on with electricity, watch as the world puffs into life with the steam engine and many more astounding inventions. Written with bitesized pieces of text and illustrated with bright and engaging artwork, this is the perfect introduction to some of the most amazing inventions that have helped make history. Learn fascinating facts about the people behind these inventions and how their discoveries changed the world forever. So what are you waiting for? Let's uncover The Story of Inventions! Inventions featured: The wheel, the compass, paper, clocks, gunpowder, steam engines, vaccinations, computers, electricity, the telephone, the car, planes, plastic, nuclear weapons and the internet.

Author : Robert W. Winters
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781510712478

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Accidental Medical Discoveries by Robert W. Winters Pdf

Many of the world’s most important and life-saving devices and techniques were often discovered purely by accident. Serendipity, timing, and luck played a part in the discovery of unintentional cures and breakthroughs: A plastic shard in an RAF pilot’s eye leads to the use of plastic for contact lenses. The inability to remove a titanium chamber from rabbit’s bone leads to dental implants. Viagra was discovered by a group of chemists, working in the lab to find a new drug to alleviate the pain of angina pectoris. A stretch of five weeks of unusually warm weather in 1928 played a role in assisting Dr. Alexander Fleming in his analysis of bacterial growth and the discovery of penicillin. After studying the effects of the venom injected by the bite of a deadly pit viper snake, chemists developed a groundbreaking drug that works to control blood pressure. Accidental Medical Discoveries is an entertaining and enlightening look at the creation of 25 medical inventions that have changed the world – unintentionally. The book is presented in a lively and engaging way, and will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from history buffs to trivia fanatics to those in the medical profession.

Author : Editors of Time Magazine,Kelly Knauer
Publisher : Time
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1603200835

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TIME Great Discoveries by Editors of Time Magazine,Kelly Knauer Pdf

Here is a book designed to inspire the heart, challenge the mind, delight the eye, engage the armchair traveler and, yes, encourage your bootheels to be wanderin'. The editors of Time have sought out the most exciting new discoveries in the fields of geography, paleontology, astronomy and archaeology and combined them with classic tales of exploration to present a book that is vast in scope and pulsing with the energy of fresh knowledge. It includes the latest updates on the fascinating fossilized dinosaur-birds of China; reports of revelatory recent digs in Egypt; and an overview of new findings from the swarm of craft now investigating Mars, Jupiter and the moons of Saturn. The book's journey takes us from Siberia's Yamal Peninsula, where the 40,000-year-old carcass of the baby mammoth Lyuba emerged from the permafrost, to a mysterious cave on Indonesia's island of Flores, where an unusual species of miniature early humans, dubbed "the hobbits," once lived. The cast of striking characters includes the brilliant Chinese paleontologist Xing Xu, Egypt's famed tomb-raider Zahi Hawass-and nasa's plucky Martian rovers, Opportunity and Spirit. Readers will be surprised to learn how much new information has emerged in recent years about subjects we thought we knew well, from the wreck of the Titanic to the mysteries of the Pueblo cliff-dwellers of the American Southwest. In addition to its probing, wide-ranging account of great discoveries past and present, the book offers a host of arresting photographs that create a spectacular visual panorama of Planet Earth's most powerful forces and most exotic regions. Welcome aboard-and bon voyage!

Author : Heidi Poelman
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781641707589

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Inventors Who Changed the World by Heidi Poelman Pdf

From the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brilliant people who taught us the meaning of perseverance and innovation. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of nine renowned inventors from around the world: Cai Lun, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Grace Hopper, Johannes Gutenberg, and Louis Pasteur. Inspire your own little inventor with the words of these inventive heroes who changed the world.

Author : Rodney Carlisle,Scientific American
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470306925

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Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries by Rodney Carlisle,Scientific American Pdf

A unique A-to-Z reference of brilliance in innovation and invention Combining engagingly written, well-researched history with the respected imprimatur of Scientific American magazine, this authoritative, accessible reference provides a wide-ranging overview of the inventions, technological advances, and discoveries that have transformed human society throughout our history. More than 400 entertaining entries explain the details and significance of such varied breakthroughs as the development of agriculture, the "invention" of algebra, and the birth of the computer. Special chronological sections divide the entries, providing a unique focus on the intersection of science and technology from early human history to the present. In addition, each section is supplemented by primary source sidebars, which feature excerpts from scientists' diaries, contemporary accounts of new inventions, and various "In Their Own Words" sources. Comprehensive and thoroughly readable, Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries is an indispensable resource for anyone fascinated by the history of science and technology. Topics include: aerosol spray * algebra * Archimedes' Principle * barbed wire * canned food * carburetor * circulation of blood * condom * encryption machine * fork * fuel cell * latitude * music synthesizer * positron * radar * steel * television * traffic lights * Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

Author : Robert R. Ingpen,Philip Wilkinson
Publisher : Penguin Putnam
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032761721

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Encyclopedia of Ideas that Changed the World by Robert R. Ingpen,Philip Wilkinson Pdf

Story behind many of the most important inventions.

Author : Michael Wenkart
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783735724991

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50 scientific discoveries that changed the world by Michael Wenkart Pdf

Human beings have come a long way just in the two thousand years since the birth of Christ - without even looking at the millions of years before that when we descended from the trees and descended into humanity. Most of the advances made before about 5,000 years ago were just associated with simple survival of the species; but since then humanity has started to look at the world around them with more challenging and questioning eyes. The result has given us some remarkable and momentous insights which have propelled humanity to the position of superiority and control it now enjoys over the rest of creation and the planet. This book looks at some of the most important developments that have brought us to this pinnacle. And some which have us looking even further out to the stars.

Author : Clive Gifford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780711249882

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Backward Science by Clive Gifford Pdf

This book is backward! It starts at the end, ends at the beginning, and travels back in history to show you what life was like before major inventions and discoveries. Step into a time before smartphones, television, cars, or even the toilet; then learn about the major invention or discovery that changed the world. Explore bright, detailed, humorous scenes from different eras that will spark discussion and make you think about what life was like in history. Learn about the clever inventors, the accidental discoveries, and how people managed without the everyday things that we take for granted. Detailed, humorous scenes of different eras to explore Key topics of science, technology, and inventions