By Alex Woolf (author) , Jasmine Floyd (illustrator)
"Beyond Belief takes a look at how scientists and inventors have been inspired science fiction"
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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2022
Science fiction has long delighted readers with its inventive ideas and incredible technology. Ideas such as time travel, teleporting and the creation of artificial life have always seemed destined to remain a fiction: just something to dream about. Beyond Belief takes a look at how scientists and inventors have been inspired to turn some of these fantasies into reality. They are hard enough to imagine and it is even more remarkable to think that they might one day become part of everyday life.
Today's innovators are often inspired by the futuristic visions of science fiction. Worlds in which humans can travel through time, teleport, upload their minds to a computer and create artificial life. But did you know that many of these strange and far-fetched ideas could one day emerge as real technologies?
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Learn what steps scientists are taking to make these dreams real, and what the implications may be for humanity.
Alex Woolf was born in Willesden Green, North-West London in 1964 and studied History and Politics at Essex University. He has travelled in America and Europe and worked variously as an accountant, a warehouse assistant, a print buyer, a door-to-door salesman and a dish washer in a roach-infested restaurant in Florida.
Since 1995, he has been editing books for young people, and in 2001, he began to write. He has penned more than 40 books on a surprisingly wide range of topics, including the fantastic new fiction title, Aldo Moon and the Ghost of Gravewood Hall .
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It is amazing to think how much science can do so far and how much more it might do in the future
This book was brilliant, it was really interesting and made you think about all the things science can do already and all the things that it might be able to do in the future. Some of it was a little scary.... Read Full Review
A fun, colourful and interesting science book full of possibilities. Well worth a read, you won't be disappointed!
Beyond Belief is a fun and interesting science book that looks at possible scientific innovations in the future, based on things available at the moment. Topics range from travel to immortality. It is a superhero fan's dream book! Will I be able to become invisible? Are superhumans possible?
The book itself is bright, colourful and full of pictures and diagrams. The writing is broken into small chunks that easy to access.... Read Full Review
I think that all kids should have this book on their bookshelf and all schools should have this book in their classrooms
Beyond Belief by Alex Woolf and Jasmine Floyd is brilliant! This book looks at all of the things that scientists are trying to do in the future and it blew my mind!! It really is beyond belief!
Teleportation, immortality, nanotechnology, x-ray vision, nuclear fusion and cloning – the scientists who work on these things have really really high IQs! I learnt so much from the book and really like the “What is it?”, “How does it work?” and “Did you know?” sections that gave little bitesize facts about very important concepts. I learnt what a quantum was and couldn’t believe that they are working on technology that could help us teleport! How amazing!... Read Full Review
Today's innovators are often inspired by the futuristic visions of science fiction. Worlds in which humans can travel through time, teleport, upload their minds to a computer and create artificial life.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Beyond Belief and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-10 years old
Beyond Belief features in the following genres: General Knowledge & Trivia, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Science, Science Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Beyond Belief was written by Alex Woolf and published by Little Tiger Press an imprint of Little Tiger Press Group
Beyond Belief has 64 pages
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