The Science Timeline Wallbook - by Christopher Lloyd (Hardcover)

About the Book

This unique history of science and engineering includes a six-foot fold-out timeline containing more than 1,000 pictures and captions that tell the stories of the world's greatest scientists and inventors from ancient China to modern America. Includes a 50-question quiz and pocket magnifier. Full color. Consumable.

Book Synopsis

Explore the most amazing moments in scientific and technological discovery in this unique fold-out timeline book that brings the history of science to life!

The timeline includes over 1,000 illustrations and captions and is uniquely divided into 7 sections:

• Sky and Space
• Transportation and Communication
• Building and Invention
• Earth and Land
• Medicine and Biology
• Physics and Chemistry
• Math and Measurement
• With a timeline running along the bottom

From the Stone Ages to the present day, the nearly 6-foot-long timeline allows readers to compare events across the world at any given moment in time - making this a wonderful cross-curricular, all-encompassing science tool for the whole family!

Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, the timeline also includes an easy-to-read chronicle, written in the form of 30 newspaper articles. These examine the key moments in scientific history in greater detail, such as the first use of written numbers and the invention of the telephone. Other features include a page of letters to the editor, a 50-question quiz, and a pocket magnifier to make it easy and fun to explore all the timeline's details.

This timeline is essential for all curious minds in a world where loving learning matters more than ever before. It is perfect for 6-14 year olds, and for science lovers of any age! You can enjoy this timeline many ways: unfolding it on the floor, reading it like a book or detaching it to stick it to the wall.

Review Quotes

"I liked the alternative book format, combining a 'newspaper/chronicle format' outlining scientific discoveries with a large six foot timeline to post on the wall for children ... Motivated readers can evaluate their knowledge with a quiz at the end." --Youth Services Book Review

"This compendium of scientific facts was written in association with the American Museum of Natural History and includes a newspaper-style 'Chronicle' of key moments in the history of science and a 50-question quiz. Visual learners, science and history buffs and philomaths, rejoice!" --Shelf Awareness