ADVENTURES OF MICROBE EXPLORERS - Book 1: Exciting stories on the making of early microscopes, a sneak peek into the world of microorganisms, dawn of vaccination, lives & times of early pioneers
Kindle Edition or EPUB + Converted PDF نویسندگان: Rajani K S
جزئیات
فرمت: Kindle Edition or EPUB + Converted PDF تاریخ انتشار نسخه الکترونیکی : June 27, 2021
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لینک: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0983P1RZF
1,145,000 تومان
زمان تحویل: حداکثر 24 ساعت
توضیحات
This book is the first one in the series ‘Adventures of Microbe Explorers’. The series captures the human side of the great discoveries and innovations that have shaped our understanding of the world of microorganisms. The idea to popularize bioscience and in particular, microbiology, given the central role it plays in our lives today.Coming to this book, it does not presume that the reader has any academic background in biology, and is written to appeal to anyone above 12 years of age. Simple and educative illustrations are provided to make the book an engrossing read.The exciting stories in the book cover the making of early microscopes, a sneak peek into the world of microorganisms, dawn of the era of vaccination, the lives and times of the early pioneers Anton van Leeuwenhoek and Lazzaro Spallanzani, and the relevance of the key players Francesco Redi, Laura Bassi, and Maria Merian. It also provides a glimpse on the lives of Edward Jenner and Louis Pasteur (to be elaborated on later in the series).The stories of scientists who peeked into the world of microbes for the first time in history are narrated in an easy-to-understand language and format. The attempt is to capture the exciting moments without the burden of too much jargon.This book takes you through the exciting journey of how the early explorers started getting aware of the existence of microorganisms, also called microbes. It traces the path of how these scientists made initial forays into the world of microbes to understand how they live, behave and reproduce. It captures their failures and successes, frustration and joy, ordeal and fulfillment. It narrates how these early heroes had to fight the prevailing views on microbes that did not fit with observations. It briefly touches on how these efforts laid the foundation for the science of microbiology and vaccination that has saved countless lives.If you are a student, you can use this book as a supplement to your syllabus. You will get to really know about the initial pioneers.If you are an educator or a biology enthusiast, you will find the book useful to narrate interesting stories on the early developments in microbiology in your classes or groups.If you are simply curious to know how humankind discovered and explored the world of microbes, then this book is for you.The book has activities like experiments and quiz that the reader can try out to relive the experiences of those early pioneers and to encourage the reader to think like a scientist.
1,145,000 تومان
زمان تحویل: حداکثر 24 ساعت