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How to Speak Science - Gravity, relativity and other ideas that were crazy until proven brilliant (Paperback)
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How to Speak Science - Gravity, relativity and other ideas that were crazy until proven brilliant (Paperback)
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How do magnets work? What is the theory of relativity all about? Is
light made of waves or particles? And how on earth can a levitating
goat teach us about atomic structure? In this age of smartphones,
artificial intelligence, supercolliders, supercomputers and other
cutting-edge technology, we've lost touch with many of the most
basic science concepts that launched our information age. For Bruce
Benamren, science is about stories and characters. Why, for
instance, did pirates wear eye patches? That's all to do with how
the retina processes light. Pirates running down to the gun deck
would have no time to let their eyes get used to the dark, so they
kept one eye gun-deck ready. Bruce isn't pretending that science
isn't tricky, but in simple, maths-free explanations and
just-the-good-parts historical recaps, he shows us that the
greatest scientific discoveries and theories don't have to remain
beyond our grasp. Whether you haven't picked up a test tube since
school and feel like you're missing out on something marvellous, or
you're a professor who wants to look at the world with starry-eyed
wonder again, How to Speak Science is a witty yet deeply revelatory
exploration of the essential mysteries of the universe. Because if
a goat can explain scientific theory, you can too.
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