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This is a marvellously engaging tour covering the whole of modern science, from transgenic crops to quantum tangles. Written by one of the most experienced and well-known names in science writing, it is also assuredly reliable science. Although arranged for convenience and quick reference as a collection of topics in alphabetical order, it is very different from any conventional encyclopedia. Each topic tells a story, making the book eminently browsable. Packed with information, yet carrying its immense learning lightly, this is a book that would appeal to anyone with the slightest interest in how the world works.
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Magic Universe. A Grand Tour of Modern Science, Nigel Calder
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- Released
- 2003
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nigel Calder
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 768
- ISBN10
- 0192806696
- ISBN13
- 9780192806697
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Science & Math, Natural sciences, References & Manuals, Science, Physics
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
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- This is a marvellously engaging tour covering the whole of modern science, from transgenic crops to quantum tangles. Written by one of the most experienced and well-known names in science writing, it is also assuredly reliable science. Although arranged for convenience and quick reference as a collection of topics in alphabetical order, it is very different from any conventional encyclopedia. Each topic tells a story, making the book eminently browsable. Packed with information, yet carrying its immense learning lightly, this is a book that would appeal to anyone with the slightest interest in how the world works.