The Awa Book of New Zealand Science

This landmark anthology of writings will excite readers of all ages about extraordinary scientific discoveries made by New Zealand scientists.The pieces range from early naturalists' observations of birds, insects and botany . . . to geological accounts of the famous pink and white terraces . . . to Ernest Rutherford splitting the atom . . . to modern breakthroughs in nanotechnology . . . to the recent discovery of an extra-solar planet. You'll even learn how to cook paua.

The 50 pieces are beautifully chosen and make riveting reading. This is the first collection of its kind, compiled by one of New Zealand's most talented science writers.

Rebecca Priestley is a science historian and writer. She has written science columns for the Listener, reviewed popular science and science history for the Listener and The Dominion Post, and contributed articles on aspects of New Zealand's science history to Te Ara ˘The online encyclopedia of New Zealand. She co-curated Butterflies, Boffins & Black Smokers: Two centuries of science in New Zealand at the National Library Gallery in 2006, and wrote the book adaptation.