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Book Cover for: The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension: Einstein Adds a New Dimension, Joy Hakim

The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension: Einstein Adds a New Dimension

Joy Hakim

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Winner:Benjamin Franklin Award -Education/Teaching (2008)
In volume three, students will look over Albert Einstein's shoulder as he and his colleagues develop a new kind of physics. It leads in two directions: to knowledge of the vast universe and its future (insights build on Einstein's theories of relativity), and to an understanding of the astonishingly small subatomic world (the realm of quantum physics). Students will learn why relativity and quantum theory revolutionized our world and led to the most important ideas in modern science, maybe of all time.

In the three-book The Story of Science series, master storyteller Joy Hakim narrates the evolution of scientific thought from ancient times to the present. With lively, character-driven narrative, Hakim spotlights the achievements of some of the world's greatest scientists and encourages a similiar spirit of inquiry in readers. The books include hundreds of color photographs, charts, maps, and diagrams; informative sidebars; suggestions for further reading; and excerpts from the writings of great scientists.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Smithsonian Books
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2007
  • Pages: 480
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.20in - 7.70in - 1.10in - 3.00lb
  • EAN: 9781588341624
  • Recommended age: 12-UP
  • Categories: • Science & Nature - General (see also headings under Animals

About the Author

Author of the prize-winning series A History of US, Joy Hakim is the recipient of the James Michener Award in Writing and the Gold and Silver Parents' Choice Awards in Writing.

More books by Joy Hakim

Book Cover for: Discovering Life's Story: The Evolution of an Idea, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: Discovering Life's Story: Biology's Beginnings, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: All the People: Since 1945a History of Us Book Ten, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: The Story of Science: Newton at the Center: Newton at the Center, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: The New Nation: 1789-1850a History of Us Book Four, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: The First Americans: Prehistory-1600a History of Us Book One, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: An Age of Extremes: 1880-1917a History of Us Book Eight, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: War, Peace, and All That Jazz: 1918-1945a History of Us Book Nine, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740a History of Us Book Two, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: From Colonies to Country: 1735-1791a History of Us Book Three, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: War, Terrible War: 1855-1865a History of Us Book Six, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: Liberty for All?: 1820-1860a History of Us Book Five, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: Reconstructing America: 1865-1890a History of Us Book Seven, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: From Colonies to Country Elementary Grades Teaching Guide, a History of Us: Teaching Guide Pairs with a History of Us: Book Three, Joy Hakim
Book Cover for: A History of Us: Eleven-Volume Set, Joy Hakim

Praise for this book

"As a good--even great--teacher, Hakim knows exactly where students might stumble and is always there, making sure they don't."--Diana Lutz, Natural History

"Hakim has interwoven creation myths, history, physics, and mathematics to present a seamless, multifaceted view of the foundation of modern science. . . . At its essence, the book displays the most appealing aspect of science and mathematics: that advances result from a practical need solved by curious minds."--School Library Journal, starred review

"[W]hen master storyteller Joy Hakim wields her pen, take heart: you're in for a breathtaking adventure."--American Educator

"If Leonardo da Vinci had studied school science, he would have been fascinated with The Story of Science."--Juliana Texley, lead reviewer for National Science Teacher Association Recommends