AuthorPaul Strathern
NarratorJohn Albasiny
Duration2h
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, Science
Key StageKS4
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. Stephen Hawking's discoveries and research on black holes and cosmology have been hailed as the next leap for mankind into new worlds and a new era.
Author: Katherine Johnson
Author Katherine Johnson
Narrator Heather Alicia Sims
Duration 5h 19m
The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11. As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportu...
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The Big Idea: Crick, Watson and Dna
Author: Paul Strathern
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator William Gregory
Duration 2h
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. In this audiobook DNA is the topic, the building blocks of life discovered by Francis Crick and James Watson.
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Author: Steven Johnson
Author Steven Johnson
Narrator Steven Johnson
Duration 2h 57m
Did you drink a glass of water today? Did you turn on a light? Did you think about how miraculous either one of those things is when you did it? Of course not-but you should, and New York Timesbestselling author Steven Johnson has. This adaptation of his adult book and popular PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innova...
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The Big Idea: Darwin and Evolution
Author: Paul Strathern
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 1h 30m
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. Charles Darwin's formulation of the theory of evolution with its now commonplace central idea of 'the survival of the fittest' is today generally accepted as logical and self-evident, yet at the time was seen as shocking and blasphemous.
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The Big Idea: Pythagoras and His Theorem
Author: Paul Strathern
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 1h 25m
Pythagoras was arguably the first mathematician and philosopher in the western world. This book presents a brilliant snapshot of his life and work and gives a clear and accessible explanation of their meaning and significance for the world we live in today.
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The Big Idea: Curie and Radioactivity
Author: Paul Strathern
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 2h
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. Marie Curie's contribution to science won her two Nobel prizes. Her research into radioactivity and her work on radium furthered our understanding in nuclear physics and caused huge advances in the treatment of cancer.
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Author: Gail Herman
Author Gail Herman
Narrator Suzanne Elise Freeman
Duration 1h 20m
Learn more about what climate change means and how it's affecting our planet. The earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environ...
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Author: Agnieszka Biskup
Author Agnieszka Biskup
Narrator
Duration 49m
Follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind ecosystems.
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Astrophysics For Young People In A Hurry
Author: Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Author Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Narrator Levar Burton
Duration 3h 34m
Neil deGrasse Tyson's #1 New York Times bestselling guide to the cosmos, adapted for young listeners From the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time, celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces. Astrophysics for Young People in a...
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You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Coding!
Author: Alex Woolf
Author Alex Woolf
Narrator Mariam Keen
Duration 30m
Coding means creating a set of instructions (or algorithms) that tells a computer how to perform a task. Another word for coding is programming. Learn about the origins of coding, how it is done and how much control it has over our daily lives
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