This Is Rocket Science: True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond Earth (Science & Nature) - Hardcover

Skurzynski, Gloria

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1426305974 ISBN 13: 9781426305979

Verlag: National Geographic Kids, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel. The compelling text―vetted by NASA scientists―is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future challenges. Readers learn how fireworks in ancient China developed into the fire arrows used by Genghis Khan; we meet Sir Isaac Newton, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and learn how their imaginations shaped rocketry. We revisit the era of Sputnik, the satellite that launched a superpower space race, ending with moonwalks and a rendezvous in space. Finally we look forward to the future challenges of Mars and beyond. We also get a sneak peek at new technologies like space elevators, solar sails, ion propulsion, and more.

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Gloria Skurzynski is an award-winning author who has written more than 50 children's books. Her nonfiction book Almost the Real Thing won the American Institute of Physics' Science Writing Award. She has also penned numerous works for National Geographic, including Are We Alone?, an IRA/CBC Young Adults' Choice for 2006. Skurzynski lives in Boise, Idaho.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: National Geographic Kids
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1426305974
• ISBN 13: 9781426305979
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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