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Ka-boom!
- The Science of Extremes
Engelsk Paperback
Ka-boom!
- The Science of Extremes
Engelsk Paperback

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David Darling travels through space and time to find the largest, smallest, stickiest, loudest, quietest, fastest, slowest, heaviest and brightest…

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.









Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9780861548033
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0861548035
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Udg. Dato:
2 maj 2024
Længde:
22mm
Bredde:
129mm
Højde:
197mm
Forlag:
Oneworld Publications
Oplagsdato:
2 maj 2024
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