Keivan曾是一個像是你我一樣的孩子,但長大後他是一名天文學家!Keivan從小就對圍繞著恆星運轉的行星充滿興趣,這樣的興趣把他帶向了星空!他是如何參與太空任務?讓我們一起從書中了解他如何參與太空任務,並研究系外行星的奧秘。
WhoMe?系列是由科學家本人和范德比大學(VanderbiltUniversity)的合著者一同撰寫。透過科學家們鼓舞人心的的傳記,讓小讀者了解到,科學家都是像我們一樣的普通人,因為對學習和發現新事物的熱愛,一路上努力學習,並為自己創造機會並爭取成為科學家的機會,在了解科學家的成長故事的過程中,讀者除了能從中認識基本的科學概念,也能認識科學家現在所從事的尖端研究。
Whatisanastronomer?Whatdoesheorshedo?
MeetKeivan,akidlikeyouandme,whogrewupandbecameanastronomer!Asachild,Keivanwasalwaysinterestedinlearningaboutplanetsorbitingotherstarsandthisinteresthastakenhimtothestars!Learnmoreabouthowhebecameinvolvedinaspacemission,aspartofhisresearchaboutexoplanets.
TheWhoMe?seriesfeaturesinspirationalbiographiesofscientistswhoyoungreaderswillbeabletoidentifywithaspeoplelikethemselves.Writtenbythescientiststhemselvesandco-authorsfromVanderbiltUniversity,thebooksaredesignedtohelpyoungreadersunderstandthatscientistsareregularpeoplelikethemselveswhoareexcitedaboutlearninganddiscoveringnewthingsandwhodecidedtoworkhardinschoolinordertocreateforthemselvestheopportunitytobecomescientists.Astheylearnthestoriesofthesescientists,readerswillalsolearnsomebasicscienceideas,thatarewell-explainedandeasilyunderstood,andbeintroducedtothecutting-edgesciencethesescientistsareworkingontoday.