The Man Who Made Time Travel, Kathryn Lasky
The Man Who Made Time Travel, Kathryn Lasky
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The Man Who Made Time Travel

Author: Kathryn Lasky

Narrator: Cecelia Riddett

Unabridged: 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/24/2013


Synopsis

At sea, captains need to know their ships' location at all times or risk crashing into unseen dangers. Since people first took to the seas, the stars have been useful for measuring latitude-or position relative to north and south. But up until the 18th century, there was no accurate way to measure longitude-or position relative to east and west. Countless seamen were lost because they didn't know they had sailed into dangerous waters. To encourage the invention of an accurate method for measuring longitude, the British monarchy offered the Longitude Prize in 1714. Major scientists of the age-notably Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton-were convinced the only possible solution was mapping the heavens. But John Harrison, a clockmaker from a tiny village, thought differently. He was sure the answer was simply a matter of time. Over many years, he built a seafaring clock entirely from scratch. His design worked brilliantly, yet politics conspired to keep him from the prize he so rightly deserved. This fascinating book from Kathryn Lasky will interest children in science, math, and history through an accessible biography of a great innovator.

About Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky is the award winning author of many children's books as well as several adult novels including Night Gardening and the Calista Jacobs mystery series. Her best selling series The Guardians of Ga'Hoole was made into a Warner Brothers movie Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole directed by Zack Snyder. She is the recipient of a Newbery Honor award and twice winner of the National Jewish Book Award, as well as recognition from Amnesty International for her novel The Extra. Her work has been translated into nineteen languages worldwide. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carson on May 04, 2017

It was a good and if you want to learn about the history of clocks you should read this book......more

Goodreads review by Lacey on April 23, 2012

The Man Who Made Time Travel follows the work of John Harrison, an unknown, self-taught carpenter and clockmaker who ultimately solved the 18th century’s most complicated and prestigious scientific mystery – measuring longitude. Sailors would unknowingly be lost at sea, and ships consistently sank......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on March 19, 2011

Lasky takes the story of John Harrison's lonely journey to claim the Longitude prize for figuring out how to measure Longitude at sea. Over many years he created 5 amazing clocks that eventually resulted in a non-sky method for measuring longitude. Great book for helping kids see how ideas and probl......more

Goodreads review by Lucia on October 28, 2010

Kids can learn so much from this book and be inspired as kids to be problem solvers and working towards a goal. A worthy goal. It made clocks as simple as could be and even had the power to make me interested in clocks and got me thinking about how they were built.......more

Goodreads review by Angela on June 18, 2012

Great book about the invention of clocks.......more