The Secret Science of Baby
The Surprising Physics of Creating a Human, from Conception to Birth - and Beyond
Published on 6. December 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-63774-146-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Written by science journalist Michael Banks, The Secret Science of Baby won't tell you how to raise a perfect violin-playing, mandarin-speaking toddler, but it will shed a new light on how and why things happen as they do-from conception and pregnancy to cooing and pooing"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dallas
United States
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
362 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63774-146-7 (9781637741467)
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Michael Banks
The Secret Science of Baby
The Surprising Physics of Creating a Human, from Conception to Birth--and Beyond
E-Book
12/2022
Simon + Schuster LLC
€11.86
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Person
Michael Banks was born in Oldham, Lancashire, UK. After an undergraduate degree in physics from Loughborough University, UK, Michael did a PhD in condensed-matter physics at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Physics in Stuttgart, Germany, studying magnetism. For over a decade, Michael has been news editor of the international monthly magazine Physics World, where he covers the latest developments in physics.
Michael has given talks worldwide about science and science journalism including in China, Japan and the US. In addition to Physics World, Michael has written for Nature, BBC Focus and Science Uncovered as well as appeared on BBC Radio 4. Michael is based in Bristol, UK, where he lives with his wife and two boys. He tweets at @Mike_Banks.
Michael has given talks worldwide about science and science journalism including in China, Japan and the US. In addition to Physics World, Michael has written for Nature, BBC Focus and Science Uncovered as well as appeared on BBC Radio 4. Michael is based in Bristol, UK, where he lives with his wife and two boys. He tweets at @Mike_Banks.