University of Cambridge: This Book Will Make You a Scientist by Dr Sheila Kanani

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Friendly, accessible text written by planetary physicist, science presenter and school science teacher Dr Sheila Kanani MBE, author of Blue Peter Award-shortlisted How to Be an Astronaut and Can You Get Rainbows in Space?Featuring biographies of 25 fantastic scientists, plus an exciting science-based experiment to try on every spread. Vibrant, full colour illustrations on every page and a stunning cloth-effect coverCreated in consultation with experts from the University of CambridgeThe fantastic follow-up to This Book Will Make You an Artist (“A great choice for curious and creative kids” – The Independent)List of scientists featured: Tapputi-Belatekallim, Archimedes, Kamal al-Din al-Farisi, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Caroline Herschel, James Jay, Charles Darwin, Mary Anning, Nikola Tesla, S.P.L Søresnen, Ynés Mexia, Albert Einstein, Alexander Fleming, Alice Ball, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rosalind Franklin, Marie Maynard Daly, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Jane Goodall, Katia Krafft, Christine Darden, Stephen Hawking, Mae Jemison and Ritu Karidhal.