What If?2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Question

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE What If?2 by Randall Munroe From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, and the Sunday Times bestseller What If?, even more hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Nerd royalty Ben Goldacre Laugh-out-loud funny Bill GatesTotally brilliant Tim HarfordWHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe?And WHAT IF Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to move mountains, fill the solar system with soup and alter the space-time continuum to answer them?Whether its how to make a lava lamp out of lava or feeding the inhabitants of New York to a T. Rex, welcome to the weird, wonderful (and sometimes terrifying) world of WHAT IF? 2 Author Biography Randall Munroe is the creator of the webcomic xkcd and bestselling author of What If?, Thing Explainer and xkcd: Volume 0. Randall was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and grew up outside Richmond, Virginia. After studying physics at Christopher Newport University, he got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006 he left NASA to draw comics on the internet full time, and has since been nominated for a Hugo Award three times. The International Astronomical Union recently named an asteroid after him: asteroid 4942 Munroe is big enough to cause mass extinction if it ever hits a planet like Earth. Review PRAISE FOR WHAT IF?Nerd royaltyBrilliant * Rolling Stone *With this book youre a kid with a chemistry set all over again...required reading for grown-ups * Register *Smart answers to silly questions: Randall Munroe reveals all * Guardian *PRAISE FOR WHAT IF? 2 Randall Munroe [is] the guru of absurd science questions . . . What If ?2 is stuffed with questions that are fanciful in the asking, but perfectly - and playfully - informative in the answering. The questions throughout are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. Do you need any of this information? No. Are you happy - indeed, delighted - to have it? Almost certainly yes. Science isnt easy, but in Munroes capablehands, it surely can be fun. * Time Magazine *One of my favourite books of the year. * Financial Times *Head-scratching . . . seemingly simple conundrums lead to the most fascinating of rabbit holes. * WIRED **Staffs Favourite Books of 2022* A dense litany of thoroughly researched explanations of intensely silly hypotheticals. Perfect if you enjoy it when stuffy figures of authority crack a smile. Or if you like it when black holes form. That happens a lot. * Newsweek *One of my favourite books of the year Details ISBN1399811142 Author Randall Munroe Format Paperback Pages 368 Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781399811149 Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd Subtitle Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Country of Publication United Kingdom Language English ISBN-10 1399811142 Publisher John Murray Press Audience General DEWEY 502 Publication Date 2023-08-31 UK Release Date 2023-08-31 NZ Release Date 2023-09-11 AU Release Date 2023-09-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:143296755;

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