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80 pp.
| Sterling |
March, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4549-1945-2$14.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
David Lyttleton.
"Science is: Curiosity...Disagreement...Discovery...A Long Journey." Green provides a rapid-fire overview of key developments--and ideological battles--in numerous scientific disciplines, including astronomy, atomic theory, microbiology, and more. Each discovery is cast as a several-sentence stopover on a forward-moving road. Angled text and bright digital caricatures of scientists contribute to a frenetic feel. "Shortcuts" point readers to related topics in the book, encouraging browsing. Glos., ind.