Science Timelines: The Digital Age: 1947-Present Day (Science Timelines)
Science Timelines: The Digital Age: 1947-Present Day
Author: Charlie SamuelsPublisher: Franklin Watts LtdCategory: Children's, NatureAge Group: 10 to 14Book Format: HardcoverA must for Key Stage 3 students aged 11 and up, this engaging book uses timelines to describe scientific and technological advances from 1947 to the present day. The Digital Age investigates recent scientific developments, including major scientific advancements of the understanding of human genetics and the invention of the Internet.Each volume in the five-book series examines the story of scientific discovery in a series of timelines and each chapter examines either a particular aspect of science, or the life and work of an important scientist of the time. Parallels with other fields, such as astronomy and mathematics are highlighted so that readers can gain a rounded understanding of how scientists build on what has gone before and how science flourished in different parts of the world, or in different disciplines at the same time.
Table Of Contents
1: Introduction 1: The first computers 1: DNA: the double helix 1: Lasers 1: Semiconductors 1: The Apollo program 1: The Space Shuttle 1: Personal computers 1: Cloning animals 1: Global warming 1: The World Wide Web 1: Glossary 1: Further reading 1: IndexAbout Charlie Samuels
Charlie Samuels studied at the University of Oxford before beginning a career in publishing that has lasted over 20 years. He has written hundreds of articles and dozens of books for younger readers, particularly about historical, cultural and military subjects. He has also contributed to and edited many illustrated reference encyclopedias for the British and American markets. He lives in London, where his nephews and godchildren are happy to tell him how to be a better writer.(BK-9781445142579)
| SKU | BK-9781445142579 |
| Barcode # | 9781445142579 |
| Brand | Franklin Watts Ltd |
| Artist / Author | Charlie Samuels |
| Shipping Weight | 0.4000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.220m |
| Shipping Height | 0.010m |
| Shipping Length | 0.270m |
| Assembled Length | 26.900m |
| Assembled Height | 1.000m |
| Assembled Width | 22.300m |
| Type | Hardcover |
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