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Ka-Boom! : The Science of Extremes by David Darling (2024, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOneworld Publications
ISBN-100861548035
ISBN-139780861548033
eBay Product ID (ePID)2333314991
Product Key Features
Book TitleKa-Boom! : the Science of Extremes
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSocial Aspects, General, Astronomy
Publication Year2024
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science
AuthorDavid Darling
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews'Ka-Boom is jam-packed full of extreme facts. Throughout the book Darling provides entertaining answers to questions you never even knew you had. You will learn something new in every chapter, on every page and probably in every paragraph. Hugely entertaining.' --Kit Yates, author of The Maths of Life and Death, ' Ka-Boom is jam-packed full of extreme facts . Throughout the book Darling provides entertaining answers to questions you never even knew you had. You will learn something new in every chapter, on every page and probably in every paragraph. Hugely entertaining .' --Kit Yates, author of The Maths of Life and Death, ' Who doesn't love a superlative? ... Ka-Boom! - The Science of Extremes is both refreshing and absorbing ... delightfully described with an understated humour ... This book is a fact-nerd's heaven . But, despite its subtitle, it is so much more than a list of interesting facts and figures. Read up on the fascinating extremes of the Universe and entertain your guests at dinner parties!' -- BBC Sky at Night, *****
Dewey Decimal500
SynopsisKa-boom! probes extremes of size and speed, depth and density, and reveals the stickiest, sweetest, smelliest and nastiest substances known to science. In an unabashed celebration of the exceptional, David Darling takes on enlightening journey through the universe's weirdest and most wonderful extremes. Travel to far-flung galaxies in pursuit of habitable planets and extraterrestrial life. Find out how Earth's hardiest creatures - tardigrades or 'water bears' - ended up living on the moon. And meet the scientists and engineers using these quirks of nature to design faster computers, produce greener energy and revolutionise space travel., What's the brightest light on Earth? The coldest corner of the universe? The blackest material ever made? The most poisonous substance in nature? 'You will learn something new in every chapter, on every page and probably in every paragraph. Hugely entertaining.' Kit Yates, author of The Maths of Life and Death Ka-boom! probes extremes of size and speed, depth and density, and reveals the stickiest, sweetest, smelliest and nastiest substances known to science. In an unabashed celebration of the exceptional, David Darling takes an enlightening journey through the universe's weirdest and most wonderful extremes. Travel to far-flung galaxies in pursuit of habitable planets and extra-terrestrial life. Journey to the rainforests of South America and discover the top-speed of the notoriously sluggish sloth. Find out how Earth's hardiest creatures - tardigrades or 'water bears' - ended up living on the moon. And meet the scientists and engineers using these quirks of nature to design faster computers, produce greener energy and revolutionise space travel., David Darling travels through space and time to find the largest, smallest, stickiest, loudest, quietest, fastest, slowest, heaviest and brightest...
LC Classification NumberQ175.32.E98D3 2024
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