Almost Everyone's Guide to Science
Published on 24. September 2015
288 pages
978-1-4746-0273-0 (ISBN)
Description
John Gribbin is one of the few science writers who is equally comfortable writing about biology as he is about physics, and this beginner's guide will take the reader through the basics and the fundamental issues of the crucial areas of modern science, from the birth of the universe through to the evolution of our own species, the nature of human behaviour and the workings of our minds.
Crucially, the book will not only provide an overview of the central areas in a single volume, but will also explain how the areas link up, what evolutionary theory has to say about how we think, how sub-atomic particles came into being in the Big Bang and atoms in stars.
Crucially, the book will not only provide an overview of the central areas in a single volume, but will also explain how the areas link up, what evolutionary theory has to say about how we think, how sub-atomic particles came into being in the Big Bang and atoms in stars.
Reviews / Votes
It is conscientiously and carefully written and strives to convey complex ideas clearly and simply ... well worth having - IndependentJohn Gribbin is a blessing to all of us who want to know about science but feel nervous at the prospect. He makes the difficult accessible, and brings to people who have little grounding a map of the world of science - Melvyn Bragg
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,52 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4746-0273-0 (9781474602730)
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John Gribbin
Almost Everyone's Guide to Science
Book
04/1999
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
€41.03
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Person
John Gribbin is a writer and astrophysicist. He is a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex and is widely regarded as one of our finest science writers.
