Latest Great Moments In Science

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.

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

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.

This captivating book presents 50 great moments from the past five decades of the Electron Microscope Unit's activities. Blending history and science in an engaging style, 50 Great Moments tells the story of the unit's creation and profiles the key figures that have forged the facility into the success that it is today.

** 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.

An extraordinarily accessible, illuminating chronicle of the great moments of scientific discovery in the 20th century, and an exploration into the minds of the remarkable men and women behind them. We know and read the literary masterpieces; how many of us have had the opportunity not only to read but understand the masterpieces of science that describe the very moment of discovery? The last century has seen an explosion of creativity and insight that led to breakthroughs in every field of science: from the theory of relativity to the first quantum model of the atom to the mapping of the structure of DNA, these discoveries profoundly changed how we understand the world and our place in it. Alan Lightman tells the stories of two dozen breakthroughs made by such brilliant scientists as Einstein, Bohr, McClintock and Pauling, among others, drawing on his unique background as a scientist and novelist to reveal the process of scientific discovery at its greatest. He outlines the intellectual and emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the personalities and human drama of the scientists involved, and explains the significance and impact of the work. Finally, he gives an unprecedented and exhilarating guided tour through each of the original papers.