In volume three, students will look over Albert Einstein's shoulder as
he and his colleagues develop a new kind of physics. It leads in two
directions: to knowledge of the vast universe and its future (insights
build on Einstein's theories of relativity), and to an understanding of
the astonishingly small subatomic world (the realm of quantum physics).
Students will learn why relativity and quantum theory revolutionized our
world and led to the most important ideas in modern science, maybe of
all time.
In the three-book The Story of Science series, master storyteller Joy
Hakim narrates the evolution of scientific thought from ancient times to
the present. With lively, character-driven narrative, Hakim spotlights
the achievements of some of the world's greatest scientists and
encourages a similiar spirit of inquiry in readers. The books include
hundreds of color photographs, charts, maps, and diagrams; informative
sidebars; suggestions for further reading; and excerpts from the
writings of great scientists.