130,000 copies translated and published in 11 countries around the world
The fourth book in the "Principles of the World" series

In accordance with the revised 2015 curriculum, integrated science was designated as a required science subject for first-year high school students starting in 2018.
Integrated science emphasizes convergent education by integrating existing sciences, which were divided into physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science, into one according to the structure of big history.
While some welcomed the introduction of a new science education paradigm, there were also voices of bewilderment in the educational field.
The main criticism was that it was difficult to learn because it required a lot of integrated thinking skills, and that the test questions were difficult to create and evaluate.
However, scientists like Kim Sang-wook, a professor of physics at Kyung Hee University, emphasize the importance of an integrated scientific approach, saying, “If you haven’t been able to properly understand the world after studying science, it’s because you haven’t tried to see the whole picture.”
Furthermore, integrated science education is essential “to comprehensively understand the universe and solve the crises facing humanity.”

Although integrated science was excluded from the 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) for students entering high school this year, contrary to the original plan, it is clear that integrated science will play a significant role in future college admissions and the educational process.
So how should we prepare for integrated science? Experts in the science and education fields who have been involved in developing integrated science curricula emphasize the importance of "building background knowledge through natural reading of science books."
In particular, they often order reading of various science textbooks “during the last winter break of the third year of middle school.”
The book 『How Science Works: The Facts Visually Explained』, published by DK and Science Books, Inc., is exactly what meets the demand for integrated science education.
This book is the fourth book in the "Principles of the World" series published by Science Books, Inc., and is a translation of one of the infographic series published by DK (Dorling Kindersley), a British publisher specializing in educational/culture/practical guides.
Covering a wide range of fields including medicine, anatomy, physiology, nutrition, economics, philosophy, and engineering, this "Principles of the World" series, which fact-checks scientific information and knowledge that young people and general readers are curious about in their daily lives with beautiful and intuitive infographics and diagrams, is a worldwide bestseller series that has been translated and published in over a dozen countries around the world for each book published, selling hundreds of thousands of copies.
Currently, 『Principles of the Human Body』, 『Principles of Food』, and 『Principles of Money』 have been published in Korea and are receiving love from readers.
The fourth book in this series, "Principles of Science," takes "science" as its theme and guides readers into the world of scientific "facts" using splendid infographics and diagrams.
You can find real answers to questions that always come up when thinking about science, such as “When and how did the universe come into being?”, “What is life?”, “Is global warming real?”, “What can we do with gravitational waves?”, “Will artificial intelligence take over humanity?”, and “What will the end of the universe be like?”
Moreover, it is composed of five chapters: “Matter,” “Energy and Force,” “Life,” “Space,” and “Earth,” showing a structure that is precisely aligned with the curriculum of integrated science.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the achievements of modern science for middle school students preparing for integrated science before entering high school, high school students already studying integrated science, teachers concerned about teaching integrated science when it was suddenly introduced without prior preparation or educational support, and even general readers with an interest in science.

Kim Hong-pyo, a professor at Ajou University's College of Pharmacy who translated this book into Korean, evaluates the book's strength as providing a "connecting point" that allows for an integrated view of the world through science.
We learn about science by dividing it into four fields: physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science. However, any scientist will “quickly realize” that no question in any field of science can be answered with knowledge from that field alone.
The energy of living things is created by mitochondria, but mitochondria are beings that lived independently and then joined our cells through symbiotic evolution. The energy production process of mitochondria cannot be understood without understanding the chemical concept of proton gradient, and without quantum mechanics, the process of electrons moving around within cellular proteins cannot be understood.
Science is all connected like this.
"Principles of Science" introduces 115 concepts that precisely point out the connections between physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science.
And each concept is presented accurately and beautifully in one or two infographics that fill a single two-page spread.

This is not all.
According to Professor Kim Hong-pyo, there is another hidden advantage: “You can immerse yourself in a scientific journey by going here and there without having to follow a logical order, just like looking at an animal guide you stumbled upon in a library in the days when books were rare.”