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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Science of Everything

by Steve Miller
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“Why are most plants green?”

Why doesn’t stomach acid dissolve the stomach itself? Why are there more tornados in the Midwest than on the coast? This volume answers these questions and over 200 more, shedding light on the science behind them. As informative as it is entertaining, it addresses every major branch of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, geology, meteorology, astronomy, and cosmology. It highlights some of the big ideas that helped shape science as we know it, and discusses the future of science with regards to nanotechnology, genetic modification, molecular medicine, and string theory.
•  Complete Idiot’s Guides® have a proven track record of simplifying science with great success, as with volumes on physics and chemistry.
•Entertaining scientific overviews of this kind also successful, including such titles as The Pocket Idiot’s Guide™ to Not-So-Useless Facts and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Understanding Einstein.
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Publisher: DK

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 7, 2008

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  • ISBN: 9781440652035
  • Release date: October 7, 2008

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781440652035
  • File size: 1674 KB
  • Release date: October 7, 2008

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Essays Science Nonfiction

Languages

English

“Why are most plants green?”

Why doesn’t stomach acid dissolve the stomach itself? Why are there more tornados in the Midwest than on the coast? This volume answers these questions and over 200 more, shedding light on the science behind them. As informative as it is entertaining, it addresses every major branch of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, geology, meteorology, astronomy, and cosmology. It highlights some of the big ideas that helped shape science as we know it, and discusses the future of science with regards to nanotechnology, genetic modification, molecular medicine, and string theory.
•  Complete Idiot’s Guides® have a proven track record of simplifying science with great success, as with volumes on physics and chemistry.
•Entertaining scientific overviews of this kind also successful, including such titles as The Pocket Idiot’s Guide™ to Not-So-Useless Facts and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Understanding Einstein.
Expand title description text
Essays Science Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    DK

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 7, 2008

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781440652035
    Release date: October 7, 2008

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781440652035
    File size: 1674 KB
    Release date: October 7, 2008

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English