Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Science & Nature - History of Science

Quantum mechanics is one of the great success stories of modern physics, making sense of the very small just as Einstein's theory of relativity made sense of the very large. But, for most students, the ideas that make quantum mechanics powerful can be confusing and counterintuitive. This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science series provides a history of quantum mechanics from the early breakthroughs of Planck and Einstein, at the beginning of the 20th century, to the present frontiers of quantum computing and quantum gravity. The approach is entirely non-technical, and...

Did you know that:

- Every atom in your body has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to being you?

- If you are an average-sized kid, you have enough potential energy inside you to explode with the force of several hydrogen bombs?

And--What happened to dinosaurs? How big is the universe? Why are oceans salty? Is a meteor going to hit us?

Tackling everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bill Bryson's inimitable...

Red oozes from the patient's gums. He has a rushing headache and the whites of his eyes look like lemons. He will likely die within days.

Here is the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down a killer, one of the world's most vicious plagues: yellow fever. Set in fever-stricken Cuba, this book allows the reader to feel the heavy air, smell the stench of disease, hears the whine of mosquitoes biting human volunteers during the surreal experiments. Exploring themes of courage, cooperation, and the ethics of human experimentation, this gripping account is ultimately a...

ENJOY THE SPECTACULAR story of sport from the ancient Olympics in 776 BC to London 2012 on a laminated 10-foot timeline wallchart. More than 100 different sporting moments are featured in over 1,000 pictures and captions to tell a unique history of sport on a spectrum including fighting, racing, and ball games. This giant edition is specially designed to be unfolded and stuck up on a wall and will make a spectacular display for any sports hall, pavilion, changing room, library, bedroom, classroom, or anywhere curious people dwell. What on Earth? Posterbooks are fully...