Science Encyclopedia: Atom Smashing, Food Chemistry, Animals, Space, and More!
by National Geographic Kids (Author)
Booktalk: Food chemistry, atom crashing, wave power, food chemistry, and robots! These are just a few of the topics covered in this fantastic new science encyclopedia, which presents a comprehensive overview of physical and life sciences from A to Z. Super smart and kid-friendly, it’s packed with full-color photographs, weird but true facts, amazing statistics, do-it-yourself experiments, plus profiles of scientists and National Geographic’s explorers who rock the world of science. Keep up with the changes happening all around us with this stellar science reference book.
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Atom Smashing:
This timeline highlights the scientists and their important discoveries that led to the development of the particle accelerator.
(The first is:)
1897
Englishman J.J. Thomson discovers the first subatomic particle, the electron, using a gas-filled tube that creates a glowing beam.
(The last is:)
2012-2015
The Large Hadron Collider accelerates protons to just below the speed of light and smashes them together. The collision creates a new kind of particle called the Higgs boson, which scientists believe is what gives mass to particles. After a period of being turned off and upgraded, the LHC is turned back on in 2015 and is more powerful than ever.
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