Lucky Science Accidental Discoveries from Gravity to Velcro, with Experiments

Name: Lucky Science Accidental Discoveries from Gravity to Velcro, with Experiments
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ISBN: 9780471009542

ISBN-10: 0471009547

ISBN-13: 9780471009542

Edition: 1994

Authors: Royston M. Roberts, Jeanie Roberts

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An educational and fun book that encourages children to experiment with science by showing them that discoveries may be possible when they least expect it. Every discovery includes history, biography of the discoverer, scientific explanation and a simple, step-by-step experiment to try on their own. In addition to traditional discoveries such as gravity and photography, it features more modern ones like Velcro and Silly Putty. Covers topics in physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology and archaeology.

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/14/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



The Eureka Man: Archimedes Measures Volume


An Apple Falls: Sir Isaac Newton Discovers Gravity


A Dancing Froga's Leg: The Electric Battery and Electromagnetism


Picture This: Daguerre Invents Photography


Cow Medicine: Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination


The Case of the Melting Mailbags: Goodyear and the Vulcanization of Rubber


A Smashing Discovery: Benedictus Invents Safety Glass


Digs, Finds, Caves, and Dives: How to Succeed in Archaeology Without Really Trying


Bangs, Twinkles, and Bumps: Astronomical Discoveries


From the Moldy Past: Fleming Discovers Penicillin


How Sweet It Is (and Nonfattening): Three Kinds of Substitute Sugar


This Discovery Was a Stretch: Du Pont Chemists Make Nylon


From Velcro to Corn Flakes: Everyday Life Gets Better Thanks to Accidental Discoveries


Rubber That Relaxes: Silly Putty TM


Becomes a Popular Toy


Out of the Bomb and Into the Frying Pan: Plunkett Discovers Teflon


Epilogue: How Accidents Become Discoveries


Glossary


Index