Table of Contents
What's the point of science? 6
What's The Point of Biology? 8
Why do we need biology? 10
Can you see the past? 12
How to stop a virus 16
Why do I look like me? 20
How to save millions of lives 24
How to keep food fresh 28
How to survive 32
Brilliant biologists 36
What's the Point of Physics? 40
Why do we need physics? 42
What powers the world? 44
How to have X-ray vision 48
How to spot a submarine 52
Fantastic physicists 56
What's The Point of Chemistry? 60
Why do we need chemistry? 62
How to stop the pain 64
Can you make gold? 68
How to predict the future 72
How to light up the sky 76
What's up with plastic? 80
Curious chemists 84
What's The Point of Space Science? 88
Why do we need Earth science? 90
Will it rain tomorrow? 92
How to know where you are 96
How to stop a bomb 100
Excellent Earth scientists 106
What's The Point of Space Science? 108
Why do we need space science? 110
How to defy gravity 112
How did it all begin? 116
Super space scientists 120
Science stars 124
Glossary 126
Index 128
Some dates have BCE and CE after them. These are short for "before the Common Era" and "Common Era." The Common Era dates from when people think Jesus was born. When the exact date of an event is not known, "c" is used. This is short for the Latin word circa, meaning "around," and indicates that the date is approximate.