discoveries in science

A collection of contributions from scientists and science-fiction writers, such as Richard Dawkins, James Gleick, Richard Holmes, and Neal Stephenson, that examines the history of the Royal Society and scientific knowledge and achievements.

Highlights fifty key events and landmark discoveries in the history of medicine which greatly advanced human knowledge of the body and its diseases, from the 5,000-year-old mummy with tattoos on its acupuncture points to modern capabilities of biotechnology.

A collective biography of various scientists and inventors who have left their marks in their fields, including Hippocrates, Francis Bacon, Charles Darwin, Erwin Schr?odinger, and more.

"There are stories of meat-eating plants, but are they really true? Yes. Plants are just as freaky as animals in many ways. This book dives into jungles, forests, and fields all over the world that contain some of the wildest plants on the planet. From Venus flytraps and pitcher plants to a plant that smells like a rotting corpse, these organisms are as diverse as they are weird. Toxic mosses and poisonous plants like the New Zealand tree nettle show that plants can be just as dangerous, and freaky, as anything in the animal kingdom"--Amazon.com.

" ... illustrated timelines of pivotal scientific developments explore the ideas, experiments, and technologies that have shaped our daily lives over the past 3 million years. With more than 1,200 images, in-depth explanations of key inventors and innovations, quotes from groundbreaking scientists like Marie Curie, and stunning "moment in time" images of key events such as the first human landing on the moon, ... Young readers can learn about the early understanding of gravity, the discovery of dinosaur fossils,the first open heart surgery in human history, and much more."--Amazon.com.

A brilliant and groundbreaking argument that innovation and progress are often achieved by revisiting and retooling ideas from the past rather than starting from scratch?from The Guardian columnist and contributor to The Atlantic.

Includes bibliography and indexes. Provides information on a selection of 1000 significant topics in the areas of science and technology.

Examines how x-ray machines work, and how they are used today. Features color photographs, accessible text, an activity, a glossary, further resources, and a timeline.

Mary Anning, considered the world's greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. This novel is an imaginative recreation of her childhood in early nineteenth-century Lyme Regis.

"Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet and the first woman to be paid as a scientist."--Provided by publisher.