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Atoms, Dinosaurs and DNA: 68 Great New Zealand Scientists

Atoms, Dinosaurs and DNA: 68 Great New Zealand Scientists

rom Joseph Banks to Ernest Rutherford to Beatrice Tinsley to Ingrid Visser, Atoms, Dinosaurs and DNA covers 68 of New Zealand's most pre-eminent scientists. It includes early explorers and collectors, the first professional scientists and today's top scientists who continue to ma... read full description below.

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ISBN 9781869419547
Published 29 August 2008 by Random House
Format Paperback
Author(s) By Meduna, Veronika
By Priestley, Rebecca

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ISBN-13 9781869419547
ISBN-10 1869419545
Stock Available
Status Available at publisher; usually ships 5-14 working days
Publisher Random House
Imprint Random House New Zealand Ltd
Publication Date 29 August 2008
Publication Country New Zealand New Zealand
Format Paperback
Author(s) By Meduna, Veronika
By Priestley, Rebecca
Category Award Winning
History
Science
Technology & Applied Sciences
Storylines Notable Non-fiction 2009
Elsie Locke Award (Non-fiction) Finalists
Famous New Zealanders
Award Winning Children's Titles
Interest Age 6-12 years
Reading Age 6-12 years
Library of Congress Scientists, Scientists - New Zealand
NBS Text Children's General Non-Fiction
ONIX Text Children/juvenile;Young adult
Number of Pages 160
Dimensions Width: 211mm
Height: 255mm
Spine: 14mm
Weight 594g
Dewey Code 509.2
Catalogue Code 33940

Description of this Book

From Joseph Banks to Ernest Rutherford to Beatrice Tinsley to Ingrid Visser, Atoms, Dinosaurs and DNA covers 68 of New Zealand's most pre-eminent scientists. It includes early explorers and collectors, the first professional scientists and today's top scientists who continue to make discoveries about our world and work to shape our future. There is a great spread of specialst fields include botany, physics, geology, archaeology, nutrition, marine science, palaentology, nanotechnology, ornithology, conservation and much more. As well as profiles of the work each scientist has engaged in, this book gives a great insight into all of these different disciplines and what these scientists have contributed to New Zealand and the world. This book is based on an exhibition held at the National Library of NZ in 2006.

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Awards & Reviews

Awards Shortlisted for Storylines Notable New Zealand Books: Non Fiction 2009.

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Author's Bio

Veronika Meduna is a science journalist best known for her broadcasts on Radio New Zealand National. Rebecca Priestley is a science historian and writer, and editor of The Awa Book of New Zealand Science. **Rebecca Priestley and Veronika Meduna won the Elsie Locke Award for non-fiction with Atoms, Dinosaurs and DNA at the 2009 LIANZA awards

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