MEET YRRET FFUD - Terry Duff
True story of a wee Glasgow guy with no formal school qualifications, who ends up running a business in Australia and New Zealand. Many famous people met along the way.
Science is all about figuring out how things work. It means asking questions and conducting experiments to discover and test possible answers. Science affects every aspect of life, from what you’re wearing and what you had for breakfast, to the weather outside.Through science, you can examine the smallest atoms to the largest galaxies – and get to know the universe just a little bit better. But how much do you really know about science?For example, we all know that . . . Moons are smaller than their planetSummer is caused by Earth being closer to the SunWater is an element Tectonic plates don''t move that much anymore AND that engineers are people who fix things Do we . . . ? Because . . . OH NO THEY AREN''T!Misconceptions about our world are everywhere, but none of them are true! In Oh No They Aren''t: Science myths are busted about science from chemistry to geology, engineering, astronomy and even technology.In this fresh and funny guide learn about how our world works from atoms and molecules to volcanoes and solar systems, or even artificially intelligent robots. Stylishly designed and humorously illustrated by Sam Caldwell, Oh No They Aren''t: Science brings important STEM topics to life for kids, uncovering how our world works and making science FUN accessible for everyone. In the Oh No They Aren''t . . . series popular misconceptions in science and nature are dispelled. Check out the Oh No They Didn''t . . . companion series for hilarious history and popular culture myth-busting.
True story of a wee Glasgow guy with no formal school qualifications, who ends up running a business in Australia and New Zealand. Many famous people met along the way.
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