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Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Scientists

by Adam Murphy and Lisa Murphy

Interest age: 9 to 13
Reading age: 9+

Published by David Fickling Books, 2017

  • Comic books
  • Funny
  • Historical
  • Non-fiction

About this book

Do you find science a bit tedious sometimes? Are some ideas hard to understand? Well, not any longer….

Imagine if the greatest scientific brains in history were to come back from the grave and explain their ideas to you in person! You might have to look past the skeletal features and the odd bit of rotting flesh but the wild excitement and enthusiasm that they’d bring with them would definitely be worth it.

Join chat show host Adam Murphy as he interviews some dead brilliant scientists and presents the results in a comic book format.

Find out how science as we know it evolved from philosophy and how experimentation became the gold standard for proving (or disproving) scientific theories. Marvel at the amazing discoveries of men and women from many different countries and cultures and find out how their determination and curiosity contributed to scientific understanding.

But mostly, have fun with a colourful, funky and entertaining look at science and history as you’ve probably never seen it before!

About the author

Adam has been writing and drawing comics for The Phoenix Comic since it started in 2012. He is the creator of Corpse Talk, in which he digs up famous people from history and interviews their reanimated zombie corpses. He also writes and draws Lost Tales, in which he re-interprets unusual folktales from around the world. His first book Corpse Talk: Season 1 was published by David Fickling Books in 2014.

About the author

Lisa's background is in Fine Arts and Education. She's incredibly passionate about colours and believes that they can help to tell a story. Lisa and Adam have been working together as a married comics duo for five years. Lisa is a Canadian living in Glasgow with Adam and their little pickle (their nickname for their little baby).

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