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Discover how scientists changed the world, from inventing life-saving medicines and probing the secrets of the smallest particles to sending people to the Moon - and how ground-breaking scientific theories changed our world again and again. With illustrations, photographs and links to specially selected websites for more information.
Growing up in Australia and the UK, Abigail often found herself covered in paint or flour, or lost in a book. After a BA in English and a PhD on Medieval Castles, she combined her interests writing Usborne children's books - from cookery, craft and castles to science and unicorns.
Visit Usborne Quicklinks for links to websites about famous scientists and their discoveries, and key advances in science from the compass and electricity to vaccines and Dolly the Sheep.