Great Scientific Theories
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Who first discovered static and how was this important? What is an LED? This fascinating book looks at the historical controversies that surround the discovery and theories of electricity and tells the stories of the scientists who worked on them. It also examines how the different theories based on electricity were arrived at, how they were tested and what impact these theories and discoveries have had on our understanding of science today.
How did ancient peoples manage to find light sources? How do we know about light-based theories such as prisms? This fascinating book looks at the historical controversies that surround the discovery and theories of light and tells the stories of the scientists who worked on them. It also examines how the different theories based on light were arrived at, how they were tested and what impact these theories and discoveries have had on our understanding of science today.
Great Scientific Theories
by Jen Green, Nick Hunter, Louise A Spilsbury, and Richard Spilsbury
Published 1 August 2017
Where did human beings come from? Why is there such a huge variety of living things on Earth? The theory of evolution answers these and many more questions we may have on where we come from and how life has developed. This fascinating book looks at the historical controversies that surround the theory of evolution and tells the stories of the scientists who worked on the theory. It also examines how the theory of evolution was arrived at, how it was tested and what impact the theory has had on our understanding of science today.
Great Scientific Theories Pack A of 5
by Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury, Nick Hunter, and Jen Green
Published 5 October 2017
The Great Scientific Theories series explains what a scientific theory is and how it can be developed and tested, before going on to look at a key scientific theory in detail. Each book looks at historical controversies and what people believed before, tells the stories of the scientists who worked on each theory including any opposition they faced, and examines how the theory was arrived at, how it was tested, and what impact the theory has had on our understanding of science today.