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Journal of Discovery

Journal of Discovery

by Peter Riley
Hardback, Other book format
Publication Date: 13/03/2012

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These minds changed the world! Journal of Discovery is an extraordinary look at the revolutionary ideas of history's greatest inventors.Journal of Discovery is a unique collection of exquisite pop-ups and illustrations that celebrates these intellectual pioneers-Copernicus, Edison, Gutenberg, Watt, the LumiEre brothers, Marconi, and Bell-and their awe-inspiring works. Readers will learn about the LumiEre brothers, who made the first motion picture, and Guglielmo Marconi, who developedthe first radio telegraph picture. They'll find out how James Watt perfected the steam engine and how Johannes Gutenberg developed his innovative method of printing. They'll learn how these ideas were received in the past, and how they continue to influence our present-and our future.
ISBN:
9781607102861
9781607102861
Category:
Science & technology: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback, Other book format
Publication Date:
13-03-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
278.38x242.32x37.34mm
Weight:
0.66kg
Peter Riley

Peter Riley was a science teacher for 25 years, 17 of them as Head of Science. His first book was published in 1981, and he has been a full-time author since 1996, with over 200 books published for children, students and teachers.

He is the winner of the prestigious Schoolbook Award for Science in 2000, as well as being shortlisted for the Aventis Science Prize 2004 and nominated for the Educational Resources Award in 2009.

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