The Birds, the Bees and the Platypuses Crazy, Sexy and Cool Stories from Science |
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Author:
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Series title: | Erlebnis Wissenschaft Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-527-64098-0 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Wiley-VCH |
Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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Michael Gross has been writing about science full time for the last eight years and as a night time hobby for the previous seven. From his treasure troves, he now presents his favourite science stories from these 15 years. What are the attractions that make him revisit a topic or reread an article again and again? Often, it's the sheer craziness of wildly unexpected findings or grotesquely oversized challenges. In other stories, there is a sexy element or an unexpected insight...
More DescriptionMichael Gross has been writing about science full time for the last eight years and as a night time hobby for the previous seven. From his treasure troves, he now presents his favourite science stories from these 15 years.
What are the attractions that make him revisit a topic or reread an article again and again? Often, it's the sheer craziness of wildly unexpected findings or grotesquely oversized challenges. In other stories, there is a sexy element or an unexpected insight into the human condition. And sometimes, when reporting new and future technologies, the author just can't help thinking: >cooooooool!< So here are more than 60 crazy, sexy and cool science stories for you to enjoy.