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Auteur(s) : Claire Eamer_x000D_
Editeur : Annick Press Ltd_x000D_
Langue : Anglais_x000D_
Parution : 01/09/2013_x000D_
Format : Moyen de 350g à 1kg_x000D_
Nombre de pages : 128_x000D_
Expédition : 299_x000D_
Dimensions : 22.8 x 16.4 x 1.2_x000D_
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Eight fascinating tales of scientists and inventors ahead of their time. In this thought-provoking book you’ll find out what happened when people weren’t ready to listen to innovators who came up with revolutionary ideas. Discover how Alfred Wegener struggled to convince geologists that the ground beneath our feet is moving why mad scientist” Nikola Tesla’s futuristic ideas about electricity were dismissed why Charles Darwin delayed publishing his controversial theory of evolution for decades and how Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace nearly invented the first computer in the 1800s. You’ll also meet Copernicus who proposed a sun-centered model of the universe- Ignaz Semmelweis who tried in vain to persuade doctors to use disinfection methods- the aviation pioneer George Cayley whose ideas were decades ahead of the technology that would make them work- and Rachel Carson who sounded the first alarm about the effects of pesticides on wildlife. Nowadays we think of these scientists as heroes but they all endured great personal hardships for daring to think differently. Enlivened by colorful and witty illustrations these compelling stories of great minds-and often eccentric personalities-are sure to draw in young readers. Look around: can you spot the next world-shaking idea?_x000D_
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