"With 25 illustrated biographies of amazing scientists from around the world."--Cover. Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 122-124) and index.
Contents:
Lab 1. William Gilbert b. 1544 : electricity -- Lab 2. Galileo Galilei b. 1564 : pendulums -- Lab 3. Sir Isaac Newton b. 1643 : gravity and prisms -- Lab 4. Laura Bassi b. 1711 : air and electricity -- Lab 5. Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) b. 1753 : thermodynamics -- Lab 6. Thomas Young b. 1773 : wave theory -- Lab 7. Augustin-Jean Fresnel b. 1788 : light and colour -- Michael Faraday b. 1791 : electromagnetic induction -- Lab 9. Pierre Curie b. 1859 : piezoelectricity -- Lab 10. Lise Meitner b. 1878 : nuclear fission -- Lab 11. Albert Einstein b. 1879 : relativity -- Lab 12. Katharine Burr Blodgett b. 1898 : films -- Lab 13. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin b. 1900 : star material -- Lab 14. Mary Golda Ross b. 1908 : aerospace engineering -- Lab 15. Luis Walter Alvarez b. 1911 : bubble chamber -- Lab 16. Ruby Payne-Scott b. 1912 : sunspots -- Lab 17. Chien-Shiung Wu b. 1912 : symmetry -- Lab 18. Warren M. Washington b. 1936 : atmospheric pressure -- Lab 19. Stephen Hawking b. 1942 : black holes -- Lab 20. Christine Darden b. 1942 : aircraft wing design -- Lab 21. Jocelyn Bell Burnell b. 1943 : pulsars -- Lab 22. Valerie L. Thomas b. 1943 : illusion transmitter -- Lab 23. Nadya Mason b. 1972 : conductivity/carbon -- Lab 24. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein b. 1982 : cosmology -- Lab 25. Buṙin Mutlu-Pakdil b. 1986 : galaxies.
Summary:
Make a water rocket and engineer the perfect paper airplane. Play with mirror images. Use atmospheric pressure to push an egg into a bottle. Crush a mint to create a flash of light. This engaging guide offers a series of snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with physics, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the story of a scientist along with some background about the importance of their work, and a description of where it is still being used or reflected in today's world. A step-by-step illustrated experiment paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today. Experiments range from very simple projects using materials you probably already have on hand, to more complicated ones that may require a few inexpensive items you can purchase online.
Series:
The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Heinecke, Liz Lee. Kitchen pantry scientist.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.