The Handy Science Answer Book - Couverture souple

Of Pittsburgh, The Carnegie Library

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1578596912 ISBN 13 : 9781578596911

Editeur : Visible Ink Press, 2019

Synopsis

Science is everywhere, and it affects everything DNA and CRISPR. Artificial sweeteners. Sea level changes caused by melting glaciers. Gravitational waves. Bees in a colony. The human body. Microplastics. The largest active volcano. Designer dog breeds. Molecules. The length of the Grand Canyon. Viruses and a retroviruses. The weight of a cloud. Forces, motion, energy, and inertia. It can often seem complex and complicated, but it need not be so difficult to understand. Celebrating it's twenty-fifth year and with over one million copies sold, the newly updated and completely revised fifth edition of The Handy Science Answer Book makes science and its impact on the world fun and easy to understand. Clear, concise, and straightforward, this informative primer covers hundreds of intriguing topics, from the basics of math, physics, and chemistry to the discoveries being made about the human body, stars, outer space, rivers, mountains, and our entire planet. It covers plants, animals, computers, planes, trains, and cars. This friendly resource answers more than 1,600 of the most frequently asked, most interesting, and most unusual science questions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Naomi E. Balaban, a reference librarian for more than twenty-five years at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, has extensive experience in the areas of science and consumer health. She edited, with James Bobick, all the previous editions of The Handy Science Answer Book as well as The Handy Anatomy Answer Book, The Handy Biology Answer Book, and The Handy Technology Answer Book. She has a background in linguistics and a master's degree in library science. She resides in Pittsburgh.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Visible Ink Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1578596912
• ISBN 13: 9781578596911
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 540
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible