From ground-breaking discoveries to disastrous dead-ends, science isn't always, well . . . scientific. Without some catastrophic mess-ups, the world might never know modern marvels, miraculous medicines, magnificent machines and much more. This dynamically illustrated book brings to life the rebel scientists who stuck out their necks to achieve our greatest leaps forward, and uncovers the shocking truth about the biggest blunders - and most unexpected successes - ever to happen in the lab.

 

This book was recognised by the Royal Society Young People's Book Award.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Red Lemon Press .

Dan Green graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Earth Science. He is the author of several non-fiction books for children, including the bestselling Basher series. Dan lives in London and loves to travel. David Lyttleton's illustrations have appeared in several publication and periodicals, including The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Tribune, FT, The Independent, Reader's Digest and many more. Dan Green wrote Basher's Physics , Biology , Astronomy and Rocks and Minerals . He studied Geology at Cambridge University. Simon Holland (London, UK) has written and edited a wide range of information books for adults and children for more than 15 years.