Science (Small Great Gestures) E-Book

Francisco Llorca

• Herausgeber: Allison & Busby
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Serie: Small Great Gestures
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 16

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

For those who loved Little People, BIG DREAMS, this new series showcases the lives and achievements of amazing men and women. This fun and informative book tells the fascinating stories of remarkable scientists behind ground-breaking discoveries such as penicillin and DNA. From the fall of Newton's apple, Ada Lovelace's imaginative step into the future of computing, to Stephen Hawking's work exploring the origins of the universe, Science shows a new generation of scientists that the greatest leaps in understanding start by asking the smallest questions.

Leseprobe

SMALL GREAT GESTURES

SCIENCE

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Translated by Emma Martinez

‘It wouldn’t be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.’ Stephen Hawking

Introduction5Eat an Apple, Sir Isaac Newton6Observe Nature, Charles Darwin9Programme, Ada Lovelace10Play, Srinivasa Ramanujan13Travel, Margaret Mead15Embrace Accidents, Alexander Fleming16Dissolve, George de Hevesy18Take a Photo, Rosalind Franklin21Take a Leap, Valentina Tereshkova22Share, Richard Stallman25Research, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi26Never Give up, Stephen Hawking29Photos30

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SMALL GREAT GESTURES

SCIENCE

Science is not just a collection of facts about different subjects, it is also a way to get to know and understand the world we live in. There have been many curious minds throughout history that have tried to understand the laws of nature, posing questions and persevering until they found the answers. Thanks to them, we have succeeded in travelling into space, we exchange information on the internet and have found cures for diseases that we once thought could never be cured.

This book collects some of the moments of extraordinary and sudden illumination that have changed our lives and made our world a little bit bigger.

Nevertheless, what is still unexplored is immense, ranging from the tiniest particles to the boundaries of the known universe. Years ago, we knew nothing about the structure of DNA or the infinite possibilities of the internet. We cannot predict what will happen in the next few years, but we know that curious minds and indomitable spirits are already among us. And who knows, maybe you will be one of them ...

Francisco Llorca

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SIR ISAAC NEWTON

England, 1666