<![CDATA[ATOMIC UNIVERSEthe SCIENCE of COMICS - G.N. REVIEW]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:59:39 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Inside the Atom complements of GE]]>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:24:48 GMThttp://atomicuniverse.org/gn-review/inside-the-atom-complements-of-ge
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I found this beautiful piece of history while plundering in a comic shop the other day. Above are just a few snippets from the small comic published in 1948 by General Electric Company. All the science covered still rings true. The Bohr model which is technically wrong but is still taught in high schools around the nation to start as a building block to understanding the quantum mechanical model. Also, since 1948 we have learned a great deal more about the atom and its nuclear power, which more could be covered. However, this is a nice cursory comic. 
If you enjoy the snippets and would like the whole pdf look below. 
generalelectriccompanyadventuresinsidetheatom1948.pdf
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Written by Jim Ottaviani Drawn by Mark Badger, Donna Barr, Sean Bieri, Colleen Doran, David Lasky, Steve Lieber, Lin Lucas, Bernie Mireault, Scott Roberts, Scott Saavedra and Rob Walton 


This book is a compilation of scores about various scientists. The stories have no collective connection, other than all the scientists are famous. Ottaviani has found a niche in making graphic novels about famous scientist and he does a very good job. He researches his topics well, which his references are listed in the book. Ottaviani takes some artistic liberties to make the stories flow and entertaining, since I am sure it is not every word and conversation has been documented about them scientists of interest. However, all the science and major historical points are very much correct. 
This is the first of many reviews to come of Ottaviani's work. 


The main components of the book are:
 Prologue about Wolfgang Pauli (of the famous Pauli exclusion principle) 
Galileo (you know, the big scientist persecuted by the church for his heliocentric theories) 
Newton vs. Leibniz (a battle to discover calculous!) 
Many stories on Feynman (famous lectures on physics; he also worked on the Manhattan Project) 
Bohr (just that guy who built the wrong atomic model that we still use in chemistry class). 


Here are some links to stories in the book:
One of the Feynman stories: http://lemoncustard.com/feynman.html
Below is a pdf on Feynman's ability to be a safecracker
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Amazon also has more preview pages that you can see from the book. Just click below to look. 

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SCIENCE a Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer published by Nantier * Beall *Minoustchine 2012


This was a very fun door; a quick read. It has a cursory overview of all major sections of science as you can see in the picture below.

 

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The book does a very good job of giving credit to the important scientist through each discipline including the women who have not been given enough recognition as well as the ancient Persians. as you can see below. 
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Two of my favorite parts about the book are:  


The great schematic of the scientific method, on your left. I have seen other similar layouts of the scientific method but none have the fun graphics quite like this one.


The pages on science vs. religion. It starts out going through a bit of the history as each side tries to make its case. Nearing the end you are left with this angst against the religious side of the argument but , the last page pulls it all in to show you that we can communicate in a rational way with one another. We do not have to bicker and fight, there is common ground. 


As a chemistry teacher, I thought the section on chemistry we well done. The most important people were covered and it exposed some of the principle concepts. It is a good place to start when looking at the history from which you can probe deeper to strengthen your knowledge, if desired. 

Continuously throughout the book very artistic diagrams and drawings were given to explain a concept or give a flow of history. The fun visuals and compressed timeline allow you to see a nice flow of how science progressed.  Below are more pages or clips from the book. 
Go grab a copy! 
http://www.amazon.com/Science-Discovery-Comics-Margreet-Heer/dp/1561637505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402393820&sr=8-1&keywords=science+a+discovery+in+comics


Add or comment below! I would love to hear what other disciplines in science think about the book. 

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