'Eureka!' looks at instances when some of the world's greatest inventions were conceived. The book demonstrates how sheer creative genius enables a few lucky individuals to look right through a problem, and come up with the solution that has eluded rivals.
Conversely some inventions take years of struggle and endeavour and show how (in Thomas Edison's words) genius is "1% inspiration and 99% perspiration".
'Eureka!' dedicates a section to these "non-eureka" moments. It contains stunning illustrations that give an unusual insight into the lives of the great and famous. It is a unique take on an absorbing and ever-popular subject.
Features:
- Fast-paced text written by award-winning children's author Richard Platt.
- Text focuses on the moment of lucidity behind science's major discoveries.
- Divided into chapters by subject with inventions arranged chronologically in each chapter.
- Packed with both familiar and unexpected inventions.
- Superb digital artworks and photographs.
