Isaac the Alchemist, Mary Losure
Isaac the Alchemist, Mary Losure
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Isaac the Alchemist
Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd

Author: Mary Losure

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 2 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/14/2017

Synopsis

Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade machines, and experimented with alchemy, a process of chemical reactions that seemed (at the time) to be magical. Mary Losure's riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaac's early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood, in friendly prose that will capture the attention of today's budding scientists-as if by magic.

About Mary Losure

Mary Losure, author of The Fairy Ring and Wild Boy, writes both non-fiction and fantasy for children. Before she was a children's book author, she was an award-winning reporter for Minnesota Public Radio. A long-time contributor to National Public Radio, she also reported from Mexico and South America for the independent production company Round Earth Media. She lives in Minnesota.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abby

A fascinating biography and history of science book. I mean, we've all heard of Isaac Newton, but the sheer number of things he discovered and theorized that are still accepted facts today is amazing. It's especially amazing considering the time period in which he lived, when alchemy was still an ac......more

Goodreads review by Alex

When most of us think of Isaac Newton, we think about an apple falling on his head and his formulating his law of gravity and his three laws of motion. But there is much more to his life and Mary Losure has written an extraordinary, well-researched biography of Isaac Newton, beginning with his child......more

Goodreads review by Jean-Marie

This is a really interesting and informative book for young readers about Isaac Newton, the genius recluse. The 11-year-old and I read this book to complement our Age of Enlightenment history lesson. We learned quite a bit about his scientific contributions as well as his eclectic childhood, persona......more

Goodreads review by Faith

Very good junior-level biography of Isaac Newton. Also includes easy-to-understand information on the evolution from alchemy-based science to chemistry and other sciences.......more

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