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Cave, Robert

 
9780500292006: Why It's Not All Rocket Science: Scientific Theories and Experiments Explained
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ISBN 10: 0500292000 ISBN 13: 9780500292006
Editorial: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2016

Sinopsis

An introductory guide to 100 of the most extraordinary theories and experiments in the history of science

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Robert Cave has been a writer and editor for many years. He is author of more than 30 books for adults and children, including the encyclopedia sets International Wildlife, Life Science and Aquatic Life of the World, and is a contributor to the annual Guinness World Records book.

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In Why It’s Not All Rocket Science , Robert Cave examines 100 extraordinary projects, theories and experiments that have been conducted in the name of science. Some, including various nuclear tests, have attracted controversy and hostility; others, such as Johann Wilhelm Ritter’s erotic self-experiments with a voltaic pile, seem downright weird. But Cave demonstrates, thoroughly and informatively, that it is only by doggedly asking awkward questions, and paying close attention to the answers, that scientists have been able to make progress.
From spider monkeys to human cyborgs, and from swimming in syrup to chaos theory, Cave places each experiment and discovery in its scientific context to present an entertaining guide to some of the most jaw-dropping entries in the history of science. Why It’s Not All Rocket Science contains chapters on the brain, the body, society and communications, planet Earth and the Universe, and to read it is to gain startling insights into why scientists seem to behave so oddly, and how their brilliant if sometimes bizarre work benefits all of society.

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Editorial
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
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ISBN 10 
0500292000
ISBN 13 
9780500292006
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Número de páginas
224
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