Covering an epic sweep of science, from the Greek philosophers right through to Einstein and his groundbreaking work, Mary and John Gribbin have written a compelling account of the personalities and events that lie behind the scientific milestones of history. Find out how a young Isaac Newton caused the first ever UFO scare while flying a home-made paper lantern and how Archimedes was so wrapped up in his work, he didn't notice that his city had been invaded by Romans. Unlike other books, Inventing the Future shows us how scientists over the centuries have used and built on each other's knowledge in order to make their world changing discoveries. It also puts into perspective the incredible amount we have learnt about our universe in 2000 years. Illustrated throughout in black and white
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Mary and John Gribbin are well-known popular science authors who write for both adults and children. Children's titles include Time and Space (DK), What's the Big Idea? Time and the Universe (Hodder) Smelly Science (OUP) and the very recent The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (Hodder). Inventing the Future is their first book for Puffin.
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over the past 2,000 years our knowledge of the universe has grown from virtually nothing to the vast amount we know today. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Royal Institution, Ancient Greeks, Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke, South America, Buzzing Fly, Joseph Banks, Robert Boyle, Cambridge University, James Watt, Roman Empire, Ancient Greece, Antoine Lavoisier, Byzantine Empire, Galileo Galilei, Michael Faraday, Middle Ages, Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Mathematics, Queen Victoria, Richard Owen, Royal Navy, Alfred Russel Wallace, Edmond Halley, Far East New!
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over the past 2,000 years our knowledge of the universe has grown from virtually nothing to the vast amount we know today. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Royal Institution, Ancient Greeks, Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke, South America, Buzzing Fly, Joseph Banks, Robert Boyle, Cambridge University, James Watt, Roman Empire, Ancient Greece, Antoine Lavoisier, Byzantine Empire, Galileo Galilei, Michael Faraday, Middle Ages, Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Mathematics, Queen Victoria, Richard Owen, Royal Navy, Alfred Russel Wallace, Edmond Halley, Far East New!
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