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This book introduces the life of the geologist Jeon Jaegyu, a man who publicized the value of science with his sacrifice and warm camaraderie.
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The Republic of Korea has become the ninth nation to possess more than two stations in the Antarctic, and these stations are equipped with an icebreaker made with the country’s own technology. It is thanks to the scientist Jeon Jaegyu that there have been such great changes in the polar science of the Antarctic in South Korea. Jeon Jaegyu died not while studying but while rescuing others, and his death has resulted in numerous changes in the nation’s polar science.
This book illuminates the life of Jeon Jaegyu, from the time he was an amateur astronomer boy in Yeongwol before growing up into a scientist and the conflicts he experienced while taking his career into pure science to the time he ventured into the Antarctic with undying morale as a scientist fighting against the harsh environment.
Although he lived a short life of only for 28 years, the sacrifice and camaraderie shown by Jeon let us know that the greatest values in the development of science are "humans" and "humanity." As we follow the story, we get a glimpse of his passion, concerns, and conflicts as a pure scientist as well as the dreams that he never gave up. Also, the general scientific knowledge and information that are interwoven into the story will arouse each young reader's interest in science in both the Antarctic and and the universe itself.
The latter part of the book contains an explanation and illustrations that help the next generation of our society understand the location of the Antarctic and the Arctic stations, how to get there, what is done in them, and the importance of the polar regions as stages of future science. Jeon Jaegyu has become a star of the Antarctic that protects the King Sejong Station. As long as our children remember his soul, which can make the coldest place on the planet with humanity warmer than the light of a star, then the future of our science will be promising.
- About the Author
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Jun Sinae
Jun Sinae was born in Geumsan in the South Chungcheong province of South Korea. Though it was not a woodland area, the place Jun was born and raised was a mountainous and relaxed town that offer her mountains and fields to romp around in from morning to evening. During her childhood, Jun enjoyed hot and scorching summer days and chilly winter days. The writer adores this kind of unlimited power of optimism, which is limited only to a certain time in early life, and because of that she still hangs around children and tries to find a way to live together with them. Jun writes books occasionally while also writing stories about her favorite characters from time to time. Books written by Jun include The Fish Body Becomes the Scientist, Doggy Poo’s Gweon Jeongsaeng Makes Fairytales Bloom and Traditional Korean Costume Designer Lee Yeonghee Gives Wings to Our Clothes.
Lee Sangkwon
Lee Sangkwon was born in Chuncheon and graduated from Hongik University with a degree in Painting. Lee has held solo and group exhibitions several times. Books illustrated by Lee include Samgukji Story, The Story of Ivan the Fool’s Story, The Story of the Beautiful Farmer who Won Gyeongseon, For My Younger Brother, Wang Bongsik, A Friend with a Dung Fly, The Child in the Snow, The Guests in Byeori’s Corn Field, Doggy Poo’s Gweon Jeongsaeng Makes Fairytales Bloom and Book Fool Han Changgi Becomes a Deep-Rooted Tree of Our Culture.
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