- Overview
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A graphic novel exploring the principles and history of gravity.
- Book Intro
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"Why do objects fall?" Humanity's struggles to find the answer to this simple yet important question are covered in this graphic novel. Scientists such as Isaac Newton of the law of universal gravitation and Albert Einstein of the theory of relativity have played critical roles in uncovering the reality of gravity, as have the intellectual journeys of numerous important figures such as Anaximander, Aristarchus of Samos, Aristotle, Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Jean Buridan, and René Descartes. Readers can take this journey of discovery and naturally absorb the principles and history of gravity, a subject that is generally difficult to approach.
- About the Author
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Jo Jin-ho
Jo Jin-ho graduated from the School of Biology Education at Seoul National University and studied science education in graduate school. He worked as a biology teacher at the Korean Minjok Leadership Academy from 2010 to 2017 and currently heads projects related to human creativity at the NC Cultural Foundation. His works include Gravity Express, Genome Express, and Atom Express.
- Award
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54th Korean Publishing Culture Awards, 2013, Grand Prize in Liberal Arts
- Selection
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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 2013, Best Liberal Arts Book Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APTCP), 2013, Science Book of the Year
