Science hits the headlines

By 2007-05-01T00:00:00

Cover of Giant leaps: Mankind's greatest scientific advances... told by the Sun and the Science Museum

James Berressem reviews this engaging text

Giant leaps: Mankind's greatest scientific advances... told by the Sun and the Science Museum

Jack Challoner and John Perry 

London: Pan Macmillan 2006 | Pp144 | £12.99 | ISBN 0 752 22624 X 

This coffee-table style book presents the science behind the most important discoveries that have shaped our understanding of the universe and continue to influence our everyday lives. A collaboration between the Sun and the Science Museum, the book uses a novel approach which is fun, informative and engaging. 

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