Rutherford and Fry's Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged)

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<p><b>THE<i> SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b></p><p><b>'Explores just about every area of life' </b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></p><p><b>'If only Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry were on tap to all of us, all the time . . . The pair have such a gift for making life, numbers and the forces at work in the universe all the richer, stranger, funnier and more marvellous.'</b> Stephen Fry</p><p><b>In Rutherford and Fry's comprehensive guidebook, they tell the complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it - skipping over some of the boring parts</b>.</p><p>This is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans and the fact that amid all the mess, we can somehow make sense of life.</p><p>Our brains have evolved to tell us all sorts of things that feel intuitively right but just aren't true: the world looks flat, the stars seem fixed in the heavenly firmament, a day is 24 hours... This book is crammed full of tales of how stuff <i>really</i> works. With the power of science, Rutherford and Fry show us how to bypass our monkey-brains, taking us on a journey from the origin of time and space, via planets, galaxies, evolution, the dinosaurs, all the way into our minds, and wrestling with some truly head-scratching questions that only science can answer:</p><p><b>What is time, and where does it come from?</b><br>Why are animals the size and shape they are?<br><b>How horoscopes work (<i>Spoiler</i>: they don't, but you think they do)</b><br>Does my dog love me?<br><b>Why nothing is truly round</b><b>?</b><br>Do you need your eyes to see?</p><p><b>'A wonderfully engaging blend of wit, enthusiasm, clarity and knowledge.'</b> Bill Bryson</p><p><b>'Like the universe itself, this book is multi-faceted, surprising and full of wonders. It's also funny, wise and exceedingly brainy. You really owe it to yourself to read it.'</b> Tim Harford, author of <i>How To Make The World Add Up</i></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780552176712

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

197 x 128 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publ. Ltd UK