Royston M Roberts, Jeanie Roberts

Lucky Science

Accidental Discoveries from Gravity to Velcro, with Experiments

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An educational and fun book that encourages children to experiment with science by showing them that discoveries may be possible when they least expect it. Every discovery includes history, biography of the discoverer, scientific explanation and a simple, step-by-step experiment to try on their own.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 15 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9780471009542
• ISBN-10: 0471009547
• Artikelnr.: 21223907

Autorenporträt

Royston M. Roberts is the author of Lucky Science: Accidental Discoveries From Gravity to Velcro, with Experiments, published by Wiley. Jeanie Roberts is the author of Lucky Science: Accidental Discoveries From Gravity to Velcro, with Experiments, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

The Eureka Man: Archimedes Measures Volume.
An Apple Falls: Sir Isaac Newton Discovers Gravity.
A Dancing Frog's Leg: The Electric Battery andElectromagnetism.
Picture This: Daguerre Invents Photography.
Cow Medicine: Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination.
The Case of the Melting Mailbags: Goodyear and the Vulcanization ofRubber.
A Smashing Discovery: Benedictus Invents Safety Glass.
Digs, Finds, Caves, and Dives: How to Succeed in ArchaeologyWithout Really
Trying.
Bangs, Twinkles, and Bumps: Astronomical Discoveries.
From the Moldy Past: Fleming Discovers Penicillin.
How Sweet It Is (and Nonfattening): Three Kinds of SubstituteSugar.
This Discovery Was a Stretch: Du Pont Chemists Make Nylon.
From Velcro to Corn Flakes: Everyday Life Gets Better Thanks toAccidental
Discoveries.
Rubber That Relaxes: Silly Putty Becomes a Popular Toy.
Out of the Bomb and Into the Frying Pan: Plunkett DiscoversTeflon.
Epilogue: How Accidents Become Discoveries.
Glossary.
Index.