The Wacky History of Earth Science

Linked Electronic Edition

By: Gregory Poe

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The history of Earth science is crazy. Did you know that an ancient tourist asked an idle question that unlocked a way to measure mountains or track planets? Or that an engineer tricked the Catholic Church into turning a cathedral into an astronomy instrument? The Wacky History of Earth Science, Linked Electronic Edition contains the stories of 20 great thinkers who figured out nature, weather, and the planet. This book explains how they arrived at their most important discoveries. It also tells how they murdered people, stole ideas, and hated each other’s guts. For example, did you know that one of history’s most famous scientists was more interested in trying to invent a submarine? Or that one of the most important scientists of the 20th century gave massages to an American president? This book will give you detailed explanations of the looniest ideas in the history of science and why they seemed to make sense at the time. It also contains ideas for doing your own experiments and suggestions for how you can become more of an ultimate thinker yourself. Even if you’re an avid student of science, this book will tell you plenty of things you probably didn’t know. The Wacky History of Earth Science, Linked Electronic Edition has 287 pages, 207 original graphics with alt text and accessible colors, and 568 clickable references to reputable scholastic sources.