Eureka! by Mike Goldsmith
This exciting, educational children’s book details the real-life stories of scientists throughout history who made discoveries that changed the way we think about the world. Read about Galileo and Marie Curie, who both – in very different circumstances – risked peril during their research, or about Alexander Fleming, who discovered the power of penicillin by accident. Packed with fascinating details of experiments and equipment, blunders and lucky escapes, Eureka! will appeal to children around the age of 9 and over with an interest in history, science and adventure.
'Exciting and educational' - Parent Talk
'Crammed with incredible experiments, amazing discoveries, perilous blunders and lucky escapesA fascinating, inspiring and surprising look at the history of science' - The Week Junior
'Vivid … an exciting children’s book' - Aquila Magazine
'Crammed with incredible experiments, amazing discoveries, perilous blunders and lucky escapesA fascinating, inspiring and surprising look at the history of science' - The Week Junior
'Vivid … an exciting children’s book' - Aquila Magazine
Dr Mike Goldsmith was Head of Acoustics at the National Physical Laboratory from 1987 to 2007, where he researched noise, speech, language, sound and artificially intelligent machinery. He is the author of many children’s science books, including Legendary Journeys: Space, Snot Collectors, Spider Ladders and Other Bonkers Inventions, Train your Brain to Be a Maths Genius and Discord: the story of noise.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500292273 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500292272 |
| Title | Eureka! |
| Author | Mike Goldsmith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-02-29 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |