
Masterminds: Rosalind Franklin
Izzi Howell(Author)
Wayland (Publisher)
Published on 13. August 2020
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5263-1413-0 (ISBN)
Description
Meet the S.T.E.A.M. pioneers and discover their fascinating life story and inspirations.
Rosalind Franklin tells the story of this key scientific figure, covering her ambition to be a scientist from an early age through to her work on the structure of DNA and X-ray diffraction, the late recognition of the part she played in the discovery of the structure of DNA and her amazing legacy to science today.
Masterminds introduces some of the world's great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work was important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.
Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
Includes a timeline of the person's life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.
Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.
Rosalind Franklin tells the story of this key scientific figure, covering her ambition to be a scientist from an early age through to her work on the structure of DNA and X-ray diffraction, the late recognition of the part she played in the discovery of the structure of DNA and her amazing legacy to science today.
Masterminds introduces some of the world's great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work was important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.
Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
Includes a timeline of the person's life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.
Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-1413-0 (9781526314130)
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Person
Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Content
1: Who was Rosalind Franklin?
1: Childhood
1: University
1: The Second World War
1: Working in France
1: DNA
1: A new job
1: Photographic evidence
1: Studying viruses
1: Forgotten work
1: Illness
1: Celebrating Rosalind Franklin
1: DNA today
1: Glossary
1: Further Information
1: Index
1: Childhood
1: University
1: The Second World War
1: Working in France
1: DNA
1: A new job
1: Photographic evidence
1: Studying viruses
1: Forgotten work
1: Illness
1: Celebrating Rosalind Franklin
1: DNA today
1: Glossary
1: Further Information
1: Index