Presents a collection of more than sixty letters from children to Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientist of all time. This book presents a biography and chronology of Einstein's life. It is suitable for teachers, parents, and various young, budding scientists in their lives.
Extreme weather events, from bushfires to floods, and sudden geological changes, like earthquakes and tsunamis, have an enormous impact on our planet. In this book, students investigate different examples of extreme weather, focusing on examples from around Australia, and how these events affect living and non-living aspects of the environment.
Eight-part series covering engaging science topics, including extreme weather events and their impact on the world.
Developed in partnership with 2020 NSW Young Australian of the Year, Corey Tutt, and Deadly Science.
Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Cosmos
Once we thought the universe was filled with shining stars, dust, planets, and galaxies. We now know that more than 98 percent of all matter in the universe is dark. It emits absolutely nothing yet bends space and time; keeps stars speeding around galaxies; and determines the fate of the universe.
When Cultivated Plants Mate with Their Wild Relatives
With the advent of genetic engineering, ''designer'' crops might interbreed with natural populations. Could such romances lead to the evolution of ''superweeds'', as some have suggested? But haven't crops had sex with wild plants in the past? Has such gene swapping occurred without consequences? And if consequences have indeed occurred, what ......
In the first half of the twentieth century, psychology was a discipline in search of scientific legitimacy. Debates raged over how much of human and animal behavior is instinctive and how much is learned, and how behavior could be quantified accurately. At the Johns Hopkins University's new Phipps Psychiatric Clinic, Curt P. Richter stood aside ......
Max Jammer's Concepts of Simultaneity presents a comprehensive, accessible account of the historical development of an important and controversial conceptwhich played a critical role in initiating modern theoretical physicsfrom the days of Egyptian hieroglyphs through to Einstein's work in 1905, and beyond. Beginning with the use of the concept ......
Those struggling to deal with the AIDS epidemic might learn valuable lessons from the earlier struggle of the U.S. to deal with syphilis. Here, Suzanne Poirier tells the story of the Chicago Syphilis Control Program launched in 1937 by the Chicago Board of Health and the U.S. Public Health Service and severely limited from the start because of the ......
Find out the definition of a chain reaction, what the symbol for helium is, the speed of light equation, and more chemistry-based terms with this invaluable 3-panel (6-page)guide. All terms are up-to-date and listed in alphabetical order for easy reference; full-color images are also included that highlight specific information. No laboratory ......
