Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities Volume 30

by Kerrie Logan Hollihan

Book Overview

Isaac Newton was as strange as he was intelligent. In a few short years, he made astounding discoveries in physics, astronomy, optics, and mathematics-- yet never told a soul. Though isolated, snobbish, and jealous, he almost single-handedly changed the course of scientific advancement and ushered in the Enlightenment. Newton invented the refracting telescope, explained the motion of planets and comets, discovered the multicolored nature of light,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556527780
• ISBN13: 9781556527784
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7