Early in the 17th century, Francis Bacon decided that the best
way to learn about the world was to discover things for oneself.
Since then, science has been a marriage of observation and
experimentation. The experiments contained in each chapter allow
young scientists to investigate basic principles using common
household materials and easy-to-follow instructions. The titles are
filled with dozens of color photographs that illustrate experiments
and provide a glimpse of everyday and extraordinary uses of the
subject. In addition, engaging features such as Did You Know? boxes
provide fascinating facts. The In Focus sections offer in-depth
looks at specific features of each subject. In The Real World boxes
highlight pivotal experiments by real scientists.
關於作者:
John Farndon is the London-based author of well over 300
reference and general interest books for children and adults,
including best-sellers such as How Science Works Dorling
KindersleyReaders Digest, How the Earth Works Dorling
KindersleyReaders Digest, the Harper Collins Children''s
Encyclopedia and Do Not Open Dorling Kindersley.
His books have been translated into most major languages. He
writes for both adults on contemporary issues in books such as
China Rises Virgin Books and 101 Facts you should know about Food
Icon Books, and for children on a wide range of subjects, from
nature and environment to the frontiers of science.
In 2007, he was shortlisted for the fourth time for what is
now called the Royal Society Science Book Junior Prize for Science
Investigations: Electricity. His other shorltisted titles were How
the Earth Works Dorling Kindersley, What Happens When?
Scholastic , and The Complete Book of the Brain Hodder. John
Farndon has also been interviewed on radio in the UK, USA and
Australia many times and appeared on TV in the UK to do science
demonstrations for children.