| Isaac Newton Contributor(s): Krull, Kathleen (Author), Kulikov, Boris (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142408204 ISBN-13: 9780142408209 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Obsessive, vindictive, and secretive, Issac Newton was also brilliant as he invented calculus and figured out the scientific explanation of gravity in 17th-century England, a time of plague, the Great Fire of London, and two revolutions. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Modern |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Series: Giants of Science (Viking Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.2" W x 7.72" (0.23 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 104751 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here is a man with an imagination so large that just ?by thinking on it, ? he invented calculus and figured out the scientific explanation of gravity. Kathleen Krull presents a portrait of Isaac Newton that will challenge your beliefs about a genius whose amazing discoveries changed the world |