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Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Shelter Harbor Press
Imprint: Shelter Harbor Press
ISBN: 9781627950961
ISBN 10: 1627950966
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 11 October 2017
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
"""Information is accessible and interesting, while an appealing layout features illustrations and photographs on every page...well suited to the casual reader with an interest in the topic.""--Booklist ""Looking to spice up your science curriculum with real-world advances? Tom Jackson's Physics: An Illustrated History of the Foundations of Science has a series of detailed breakthroughs that have changed our world. Part of a series of science books about the periodic table, math and the universe, Physics explains it all in short stories about the scientists and researchers. The topics range from Newton's laws and Brownian motion to string theory and superfluidity. All told, the book explains 100 different exciting topics with beautiful illustrations and archival illustrations. There's a great pull-out timeline of physics advances that can be hung from any classroom wall but has a just-as-useful list of constants printed on the back, so it's either or."" - Scholastic Blog, Brian Nadal ""This broad overview for the general reader--and for YA and high school students--can serve as a springboard to deeper study for those whose interest it piques. Recommended.""--School Library Journal ""This is exactly the kind of engaging book I loved to have in my classroom library -- something a student could pick up and be quickly drawn in to, with the chance of sparking a bigger interest in the subject. It would also be a great coffee table book to have at home for young kids who are beginning to learn about the world around them."" - Teachforever.com"
""Information is accessible and interesting, while an appealing layout features illustrations and photographs on every page...well suited to the casual reader with an interest in the topic.""--Booklist ""Looking to spice up your science curriculum with real-world advances? Tom Jackson's Physics: An Illustrated History of the Foundations of Science has a series of detailed breakthroughs that have changed our world. Part of a series of science books about the periodic table, math and the universe, Physics explains it all in short stories about the scientists and researchers. The topics range from Newton's laws and Brownian motion to string theory and superfluidity. All told, the book explains 100 different exciting topics with beautiful illustrations and archival illustrations. There's a great pull-out timeline of physics advances that can be hung from any classroom wall but has a just-as-useful list of constants printed on the back, so it's either or."" - Scholastic Blog, Brian Nadal ""This broad overview for the general reader--and for YA and high school students--can serve as a springboard to deeper study for those whose interest it piques. Recommended.""--School Library Journal ""This is exactly the kind of engaging book I loved to have in my classroom library -- something a student could pick up and be quickly drawn in to, with the chance of sparking a bigger interest in the subject. It would also be a great coffee table book to have at home for young kids who are beginning to learn about the world around them."" - Teachforever.com
"""Information is accessible and interesting, while an appealing layout features illustrations and photographs on every page...well suited to the casual reader with an interest in the topic.""--Booklist ""This broad overview for the general reader--and for YA and high school students--can serve as a springboard to deeper study for those whose interest it piques. Recommended.""--School Library Journal ""This is exactly the kind of engaging book I loved to have in my classroom library.""--TeachForever.com"
Author Information
Tom Jackson is a science writer based in the United Kingdom. Tom specializes in recasting science and technology into lively historical narratives. After almost 20 years of writing, Tom has uncovered a wealth of stories that help create new ways to enjoy learning about science. He studied at the University of Bristol and still lives in the city with his wife and three children.
