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Giants of science (Viking) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Albert Einstein: his name has become a synonym for genius. His wild case of bedhead and playful sense of humor made him a media superstar-the first, maybe only, scientist-celebrity.
He wasn't much for lab work-in fact he had a tendency to blow up experiments. What he liked to do was think-not in words, but in "thought experiments." What was the result of all his thinking? Nothing less than the overturning of Newtonian physics.
Once again, Kathleen...
2) Isaac Newton
Author
Series
Giants of science (Viking) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Presents a biography of Isaac Newton, a celebrated genius of his time who invented calculus and gave a scientific explanation of gravity, but also tried to destroy other scientists who questioned his work.
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