How Science Works: Everything You Need to Know About Science in Small, Easily-Digestible Portions - Couverture rigide

Dinwiddie, Robert

 
9780785831372: How Science Works: Everything You Need to Know About Science in Small, Easily-Digestible Portions
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ISBN 10 : 0785831371 ISBN 13 : 9780785831372
Editeur : Chartwell Books Inc.,U.S., 2014

Synopsis

If your scientific knowledge is hazy and you want to keep up with the remarkable stories you’re seeing in the newspapers and on TV, this is the book for you.  It will bring you up to speed in the hot areas of modern science, from atomic theory and the Big Bang to health scares and global warming.  Bypassing complexities that only the scientists need to know, this book presents easy to follow sketches and summaries that drive home today’s most widely discussed scientific facts and theories.

This book presents nine robust chapters, beginning with science basics – the building blocks of the world around us.  Next, it gives you a closer look at the observable Universe, with a summary of how the world came into existence and a description of our planet and its environment.  Subsequent chapters cover the human organism, our health, and our genes.  A final chapter looks into astonishing far out topics in physics and cosmology, including the theory of relativity, string theory, and quantum theory.

Illustrated and explained throughout with clear, colorful, down to earth analogies, and filled with truly amazing facts, this book will make you wonder why science wasn’t explained like this when you were in school.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert Dinwiddie has worked for over 30 years as a science writer, editor, and educator in a variety of media, including books, magazines, and electronic publishing. Holding an MA honors degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Oceanography from the University of South Hampton, he has written, edited, or contributed to scores of science related books on a wide range of subjects ranging from astronomy and earth science to medicine and modern day technology.

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Éditeur
Chartwell Books Inc.,U.S.
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0785831371
ISBN 13 
9780785831372
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
Buchpark GmbH
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