The Science of Why
Answers to Questions about the World Around Us
Published on 1. November 2016
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-5011-4429-5 (ISBN)
Description
"An illustrated, popular science reader for any age."--
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Language
English
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5011-4429-5 (9781501144295)
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Jay Ingram has hosted two national science programs in Canada, Quirks & Quarks on CBC radio and Daily Planet on Discovery Channel Canada. He is the author of twenty books, which have been translated into fifteen languages, including the bestselling five-volume The Science of Why series. In 2015, he won the Walter C. Alvarez Award from the American Medical Writers’ Association for excellence in communicating health care developments and concepts to the public, and from 2005 to 2015 he chaired the Science Communications Program at the Banff Centre. Jay has seven honorary degrees, was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and is a Member of the Order of Canada. He is a cofounder of the arts and engineering street festival called Beakerhead in Calgary. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Connect with him on X @JayIngram.