ADVENTURES WITH DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS

ADVENTURES WITH DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS

Forfatter: Karen Kwek, Kathy Wong
Forlag: World Scientific Publishing Company
Utgivelsesår: 2022
ISBN: 9811262705

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Adventures with Discoveries and Inventions is an immersive encounter with important discoveries and inventions that have made a great impact on our lives. Who came up with a way to help the blind read? How did the Wright brothers make their dreams take flight? What are Beyond Eggs? Learn how arches can stabilise buildings. Observe the microworld through van Leeuwenhoek's microscope. And be inspired by Cai Lun's perseverance. From horse carriages to driverless cars, and from x-rays to aquaponics systems, experience the creativity behind some of the world's great discoveries and inventions as never before!

Contents:

  • Grand Discoveries:
    • Up Close and Personal
    • An Electrifying Experience
    • X-Ray Vision
  • Building and Industry:
    • Building Big
    • Portable Power
    • Bang! Kaboom!
  • Media and Communication:
    • Paper for the People
    • Capture the Moment
    • Giving 'Sight' to the Blind
    • Ring, Ring... Hello?
    • Movie Magic
  • Going Places:
    • Going Round the Benz
    • Flying Without Wings
  • Creative Solutions:
    • A Good Night's Sleep
    • Farming on the Balcony
  • Towards a More Sustainbable Future:
    • Eggs-ceptional Eggs
    • Waste Paper to Toilet Paper
    • Who's in the Driver's Seat?
  • Quiz Challenge:
    • So, How Much Do You Really Know About Discoveries and Inventions?

Readership: 6–12 year olds, Singapore, Asia-Pacific, worldwide. Trade, schools, libraries everywhere.

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