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Gr 4–7—Green's irreverent overview of scientific history stresses the one-upmanship compelling researchers to reject and demolish prevailing theories. Developments in a dozen subject areas, including the solar system, light, forces, anatomy, and genetics, are presented roughly chronologically. If readers follow the main "path" through a topic, they eventually reach a summary box of "key discoveries." However, numerous "route-finder" detours plus cross-references in text boxes can divert them to pathways in other topics and confuse as much as clarify. "Face-off" pages pit opponents ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Science is: Curiosity...Disagreement...Discovery...A Long Journey." Green provides a rapid-fire overview of key developments--and ideological battles--in numerous scie...Log In or Sign Up to Read More