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Basher Science: Extreme Physics

by Simon Basher

4.39 90 ratings 9 reviews

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In Basher's totally hip and quirky style, readers are introduced to the amazing research that is revolutionizing physics! From the pioneering experiments taking place in the Hadron Collider to NASAs deep-space exploration, Basher Science: Extreme ... MoreIn Basher's totally hip and quirky style, readers are introduced to the amazing research that is revolutionizing physics! From the pioneering experiments taking place in the Hadron Collider to NASAs deep-space exploration, Basher Science: Extreme Physics highlights the realm of miniscule things that was discovered in the early 1900s by scientists who were on the hunt for teeny-tiny parts of matter, the bits from which all larger things are made. This wild, uncertain world is bursting with crazy characters you're about to meet-you're gonna love them! Less

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Average rating 4.39 · 90 ratings · 9 reviews

Tracy rated it really liked it
over 6 years ago

Recommends it for: advanced kids to adults

Good companion to Physics: Why Matter Matters!. A personified first-person narrative to example the basic principles of Quantum Mechanics, theory, Particle Physics, and history. Each topic is a character telling the story of itself.

It might be best for advanced kids. Younger ...more

Juli rated it it was amazing
about 4 years ago

Shelves: t-l-307

Information - 2013

This book was very well done! It's a great pick for those kids who are really into science and want to learn beyond what's talked about in the classroom in elementary school. In this book each particle and phenomena have a cute character that tells about it ...more

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Shilo Quetchenbach rated it it was amazing
about 2 months ago

Shelves: read-with-kiddo

This was such a good introduction to quantum physics - especially the elementary particles and forces. Once it tried to get into the more complicated subjects it simplified them rather too much until they didn't make much sense. But really it's impossible to summarize some o ...more

Karen rated it really liked it
almost 3 years ago

This book is written in a way that is engaging for elementary school students, but the topic is advanced enough for one is a much higher grade. The whole Basher books series is wonderful.

Sivyu rated it really liked it
over 6 years ago

Shelves: etec-545-class-6 , ms-science-series , 2015

Simon Basher. Basher Science: Extreme Physics (2013). Quantum physics is not an everyday subject but Basher Science makes it fun and easier to understand. The book is divided into four chapters; Quantum Folk; Particle Posse; Fundamental Forces; and Quantum Weirdness. Each co ...more

Jim Erekson rated it liked it
over 8 years ago

Shelves: picturebooks , informational

Other noteworthy things about this series not mentioned in my review of the Biology book:
Simon Basher, the illustrator, originated this concept series in the UK for Toucan Books, and now published in the US by a Macmillan imprint.
Dan Green is the series writer.
Each title ...more

Jennifer Heise rated it it was amazing
almost 6 years ago

Shelves: beekman , science , kids

If only I wasn't being forced to read this out loud as a bedtime book (when I'm half asleep), I might be learning a lot about the parts of physics I didn't get in school because they hadn't been invented yet. Up and Down quarts, positrons, Weak Forces... they all spin before ...more