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Great Scientists
Über dreissig Wissenschaftler: "Heureka" ich hab's gefunden. Dieser Ausruf von Archimedes als er 200 v. Chr. eine wichtige Entdeckung machte, ging in die Geschichte der Wissenschaft ein. Wie und worüber er forschte und was er und weitere grosse Wissenschaftler entdeckten, darüber erzählt dieses Buch aus der bekannten Sachbuchreihe 'Sehen staunen wissen'. Über Archimedes Forschungsarbeit 400 v. Chr. über Galileo Galilei, der durch seine Entdeckung das Weltbild des Mittelalters widerlegte, über William Harvey, der den Blutkreislauf entdeckte, Benjamin Franklin den Blitzableiter, bis zu Charles Darvin und seine Evolutionstheorie oder Marie Curie, die auf das Radium stiess oder Dorothy Hotgkin das Penicillin etc. wird viel Wissenswertes anhand von unzähligen, kurzen, auf das Wesentliche beschränkte Texte, vermittelt. Eine kurze Biografie mit den wichtigsten Daten über ihre Entdeckungen und Auszeichungen ist ebenfalls enthalten. Es ist ein interessantes und informaives Buch über grosse Wissenschaftler und ihre Entdeckungen, das neugierig macht, sich mit den Erfindern vertieft zu befassen. Ab 14 Jahren, ****, Beatrice Balint.
72 pages, Hardcover
First published June 25, 2007
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August 14, 2017
Eyewitness simply tried to cover too much material in this book. They did their usual excellent job, but they spread themselves too thin. Trying to cover the entire environmental movement through Lovelock for example was just too ambitious. They tried this approach with several of the scientists they covered. I read it quickly. It is worth keeping in libraries since the juvenile collection does not tend to have individual biographies of many of these people. However, it is really not one of their most successful titles.
November 6, 2012
I picked this book because I wanted a very basic history of great scientists. I enjoyed reading about each scientist and seeing how the science world formed around them and builded off each other. I would have enjoyed a slightly larger book than this, maybe with less pictures. The content they chose to include was mostly main scientific breakthroughs by each scientist, so it was perfect for what I was looking for.
I would recomend this to everybody. It simple enough for kids but gives a great history of how science became how it did, something most people are unfamiliar with.
I would recomend this to everybody. It simple enough for kids but gives a great history of how science became how it did, something most people are unfamiliar with.
December 6, 2013
Great Scientists by Jackie Fortey is an amazing book. If you like scientists you'll like this book. My favorite scientist to read about was Enstien because a lot of scientists have tried to prove him wrong but none of their theories have worked.
March 8, 2022
2022 : a bit too much info to take it all in at this age, but good to begin...
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June 23, 2012Melissa Neeley
Title:
Fortey, J. (2007). Great scientist. New York: NY: DK Publishing, Inc.
Type of Reference: Biographical Reference
Call #: 509.22 FORT
Cost: $17.04
Description: Young readers are introduced to people throughout history who have made significant contributions to world of science.
Relevance and Relationship: This book presents a broad overview of pioneering scientist. It can be used as a starting point for the information inquiry process.
Purpose: Before students begin research on their own topic of scientific interest they can review the contributions made by famous scientist. The writing style of this biographical resource reflects the intellect of students at the intermediate and middle school levels.
Validity: The scientists represented in this group represent a variety of time period, gender, and scientific strands making is seemingly unbiased and establishing a level of permanence within the collection.
Format: Print with CD-rom
Arrangement and Presentation: Scientists in this book are arranged in chronological order. Pictures, captions, and timelines are features that help students appreciate the contributions made by each person.
Diversity:
This book will entice reluctant readers to explore the dynamic text features. Girls will appreciate the inclusion of female scientist that are excluded from similar works.
Review Source:
Zvirin, S. (2007). Great scientists. Booklist, 104(1), 110.
Title:
Fortey, J. (2007). Great scientist. New York: NY: DK Publishing, Inc.
Type of Reference: Biographical Reference
Call #: 509.22 FORT
Cost: $17.04
Description: Young readers are introduced to people throughout history who have made significant contributions to world of science.
Relevance and Relationship: This book presents a broad overview of pioneering scientist. It can be used as a starting point for the information inquiry process.
Purpose: Before students begin research on their own topic of scientific interest they can review the contributions made by famous scientist. The writing style of this biographical resource reflects the intellect of students at the intermediate and middle school levels.
Validity: The scientists represented in this group represent a variety of time period, gender, and scientific strands making is seemingly unbiased and establishing a level of permanence within the collection.
Format: Print with CD-rom
Arrangement and Presentation: Scientists in this book are arranged in chronological order. Pictures, captions, and timelines are features that help students appreciate the contributions made by each person.
Diversity:
This book will entice reluctant readers to explore the dynamic text features. Girls will appreciate the inclusion of female scientist that are excluded from similar works.
Review Source:
Zvirin, S. (2007). Great scientists. Booklist, 104(1), 110.
November 7, 2013
I love the Eyewitness Books and this entire series. It's important to have gateway books for younger readers to gain some knowledge on a subject where more greater depth and complexity might turn a curious person away from wanting to learn more. These books provide just the right amount of text, visuals, and overall surface information to keep someone tuned in for the entire book (which isn't very long). The hopeful outcome of a reader with this book is that something in it catches the attention of him/her and leads that person to pursue more information.
If that is the main goal of these books, the book succeeds. There is a broad spectrum of scientists from ancient Greece to people still alive today. There is a great timeline of other scientists and discoveries that aren't given their own page that puts more context to how every discovery is built upon prior knowledge and information provided by others.
My one fault or issue with the book is the selection of scientists to highlight. Granted, there is no way to win this battle. There are probably about 10-12 you have to have, and then about a 100 you could have. So there is no perfect list to be had here. I would switch out a few here and there, but overall it is a good list and a good book.
If that is the main goal of these books, the book succeeds. There is a broad spectrum of scientists from ancient Greece to people still alive today. There is a great timeline of other scientists and discoveries that aren't given their own page that puts more context to how every discovery is built upon prior knowledge and information provided by others.
My one fault or issue with the book is the selection of scientists to highlight. Granted, there is no way to win this battle. There are probably about 10-12 you have to have, and then about a 100 you could have. So there is no perfect list to be had here. I would switch out a few here and there, but overall it is a good list and a good book.
June 19, 2013
Used this book to help teach my 10 year old daughter a little about Science during the summer. She loves to learn. She is going into 5th grade and wanted to see what she would be interested in it before the year starts. We are working with ther periodic table right now. She wants to learn a few things before she actually starts 5th grade. She has asked to learn this. She came to me and has learned from past summers. That when mom works with her during the summer. She gets a great advantage going into the new school year. Last year we worked on Math and she just got Advanced on her ISAT test in Idaho. She really got into this book. Used the CD that came with it. I had a hard time getting her to let me take it back to the library. So if you have kids who like to learn or want to try some experiments this would be a great book.
January 7, 2012
historical information and ideals of many predominate scientist thorough out the world
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