Great Moments In Science

Describes the men and their work during the thrilling moments of important scientific discoveries or inventions.

Humorous and witty story-telling about absurd aspects of scientific discovery and invention. Kruszelnicki has a flair for the absurd and talent as a media performer. The book draws extensively on his Triple J radio appearances. Referenced and illustrated.

Great Moments in Science reveals these great scientists and their moments of discovery. Learn about their lives, the science behind their studies, and the impact of their work on today’s world.

Your students can experience the thrill of discovery and learn important scientific principles with these readers theatre scripts and experiments. The 12 reproducible scripts re-create significant moments in the history of Western science. Each is linked to student experiments that imitate or parallel the experiments in the stories. Integrating science with history and a variety of subjects, the book covers topics in physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, rocketry, genetics, and other major fields of science. Tips for using readers theatre and step-by-step instructions for the experiments make this practical and effective resource.

A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many “events” in Earth’s history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has provided us with a great deal of information about these various steps on the way to intelligent life, and how and why they were important. Some of these events were on a cosmic scale (no universe – no life!), some were planetological/astronomical (no Earth – no life), some were essentially chemical (how did life emerge in the primordial ocean and why do we have oxygen in the atmosphere?), and some were details of evolutionary history (how did life colonize the land and how did mammals develop?). In this book an enthusiastic professor of geosciences presents a broad introduction from the Big Bang to the present and into the future, lucidly explaining aspects from various disciplines to interested, non-specialist readers.

Forty episodes from the history of exploration.

** Winner of the 2011 Young Voices Silver Award for Excellence in Youth Non-Fiction. **Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell beat Elisha Gray by just two hours in the patent of the telephone? ........ Did you know that Neil Armstrong was only fifteen seconds of fuel away from aborting the Apollo 11 moon landing? ..........Did you know that Alexander Fleming only discovered penicillin because he forgot to do the dishes before going away on vacation? ........Did you know that Nicholas Copernicus didn't publish his sun-centered universe until he was on his deathbed? ..........These are just a few tidbits amongst hundreds buried in 100 Great Moments of Science: A Look at Scientific Discovery from Archimedes to Einstein. Told in a concise two-page format these events are uniquely understandable and garnered during 20 years of teaching science in the Worcester Public Schools. Whether you are a serious science student or just a history buff in search of a good book, Mr. Cox's award winning book 100 Great Moments of Science is a must on every book shelf.