Description: Further DetailsTitle: Ka-boom!Condition: NewSubtitle: The Science of ExtremesISBN-10: 0861548035EAN: 9780861548033ISBN: 9780861548033Publisher: Oneworld PublicationsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/02/2024Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 22mmAuthor: David DarlingGenre: Language & ReferenceTopic: Indoor Games & Puzzle Books, Science Nature & Math, Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Ka-boom!
Title: Ka-boom!
Subtitle: The Science of Extremes
ISBN-10: 0861548035
EAN: 9780861548033
ISBN: 9780861548033
Release Date: 05/02/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Ka-Boom! : the Science of Extremes
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Social Aspects, General, Astronomy
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: David Darling
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback