Isaac Newton: The Greatest Scientist of All Time (Great Minds of Science) [Paperback]

Margaret J. Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Great Minds of Science

A biography of the seventeenth-century English scientist who formulated the theory of gravity.

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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Gr 5-8-This biography is filled with details about Newton's life. Readers learn about his propensity to skip meals to work on problems, his grudges against several other scientists, and, most importantly, his revolutionary scientific advances. This information is played against the political history of the time that puts it into context. Anderson effectively uses quotes from Newton and his contemporaries. In some sections, a factual picture of the scientist's achievements and complex life come to light, but in others, details that add little to the story float in and out. The sections on Newton's scientific discoveries, on the other hand, need more discussion. For example, readers are told that Newton predicted that because the earth spins, the poles would flatten, but the connection is never explained. A few demonstrations at the end of the book shed little light on the science. It is difficult to explain Newton as a person without fully understanding his work. Illustrations consist of black-and-white photographs of Newton-related places and scientific instruments (along with an irrelevant shot of the modern-day Newton Shopping Centre) and reproductions of portraits.-Alan Newman, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC

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--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766018725
• ISBN-13: 978-0766018723
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #892,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Giant on the Shoulders of Giants, February 16, 2000

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This review is from: Isaac Newton: The Greatest Scientist of All Time (Great Minds of Science) (Library Binding)

This non-fiction book is interestingly written with details from Newton's childhood and adult life. He said, "If I have seen further than most men, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." The author spends much of the first chapter discussing how the writings of these giants, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Descartes, influenced Newton.

Boys who are into building models will delight in the model of a windmill that young was powered by a treadmill run by a mouse. He used his model-building experience later in life when he built a reflecting telescope.

The final chapter contains a few experiments for the budding young scientist. Upper elementary aged students will be inspired by Newton's dedication to science and mathematics.