Dimensions
131 x 197 x 23mm
Cyril Aydon has collected the details of nearly two hundred famous scientists and their astonishing discoveries in A Book of Scientific Curiosities. It is a magical journey of mankind's speculation and invention that proves that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. From how the Babylonians taught us to measure time and the first use of the word dinosaur to Galileo's revelations about the cosmos and Maiman's development of the first laser, Aydon informs with entertaining and illuminating anecdotes.
A Book Of Scientific Curiosities pulls together the elements of mystery and intrigue with accessible and fascinating accounts that bring science to life.