Our Scientists - Communication app for iPhone and iPad

Revolutionary ideas can change the world! When a scientist proposed to use optical fibre to transmit messages some 40 years ago, his revolutionary idea was not widely accepted. But it is this very idea that has made the Internet and broadband communications all possible today. The Titanic disaster took place almost one hundred years ago. It was a miracle that more than seven hundred out of two thousand people on board the Titanic were saved when the ship sank. Those who had been saved were saved by one scientist who dreamt the idea of transmitting sound without wires.

Our Scientists - Communication takes you up close to see how great scientists came to new findings and theories through scientific thinking and how they tested their ideas through experimentation. When reading the stories, you will relive the joy, the pain, and the excitement of scientific discovery.

You will find yourself immerse in a truly dynamic reading experience as you explore the embedded rich media and movie clips throughout the text. There are fun interactive features on every page and you can hear the story read aloud as you read along. What’s more? You can write and highlight text, drop notes, answer questions and check your answers instantly on the tablet!

Summary of special features:

* Move your fingers along interactive animations to explore abstract science phenomenon.
* Tap and listen to the voice-over narration of the story as you read along.
* Revisit magical moments in history and scientific discovery with Movie Clips throughout.
* Click and travel to special locations, trace routes to places of interests in the story and view the geographical locations.
* Direct links to instant information such as the history and biography of scientists, their discoveries, inventions and contributions.
* Learn and look up vocabulary on the page and listen to the correct pronunciation in audio files.
* Test your understanding by answering questions on the tablet and checking the answers instantly.
* Jump to any page of the stories with the visual page thumbnails, or resume where you left off.
* Flip pages, drag and wipe text from left to right on the tablet as you wish.
* Adjust text and photo magnification with your fingers to suit your reading needs.

* Suitable for juvenile readers (Ages 11-18) for self-learning, or supplement reading