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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.



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Reveals the stories and scientists behind key scientific discoveries from around the world, split into 6 chapters: • Making things move: Forces • Building blocks of life: Biology • Staying healthy: Medicine • Hard sciences: Maths & Chemistry • Third planet from the Sun: Earth • Beyond the planet: Space & Time.

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      Publisher Hachette Children's Group
      Published 30 September 2021
      ISBN-13 9781783125944
      978-1783125944
      ISBN-10 1783125942

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Table of Contents

      Reveals the stories and scientists behind key scientific discoveries from around the world, split into 6 chapters: • Making things move: Forces • Building blocks of life: Biology • Staying healthy: Medicine • Hard sciences: Maths & Chemistry • Third planet from the Sun: Earth • Beyond the planet: Space & Time.

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