A STEM book of physics parables. Professor Eegerson’s Tales of the Universe uses storytelling to introduce five physics principles commonly used in engineering.
It’s the story of a boy that befriends a retired physics professor who has developed a powerful homemade telescope to study the stars. The professor’s fantastic tales of life in different galaxies enthrall the boy, prompting him to share the amazing “discoveries” with his friends and teachers. However, it seems the professor is not done teaching, since each story is actually an allegory for a different physics principle. Imagine a collection of illustrated parables where the lessons are about physics, rather than religion, and you’ll begin to understand the concept of Professor Eegerson’s Tales of the Universe.
The book is inspired by the late Nobel Prize winning physicist, Richard Feynman, who believed story telling was an effective method of introducing science concepts to his young son.
