Brian Clegg
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Publisher
Ivy Press
Pub. Date
2015
Description
'What if?' are the two words that sow the seeds for human speculation, experimentation, invention, evolution, revolution, and change. In an uncertain age, economists are asking, What if growth stops growing?; scientists, What if light speed gets overtaken?; and politicians, What if the third world becomes the first? This book challenges a team of scholars to experiment with 50 topical science speculations, at a time when the hunt for the Higgs boson...
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
2011
Description
A guide to the science which is on view from your window seat, Brian Clegg explains the ever-changing view, whether it's crop circles or clouds, mountains or river deltas, and describes simple experiments to show how a wing provides lift, or what happens if you try to open a door in mid-air (don't!).
3) 30-second Newton: the 50 key aspects of his works, life and legacy, each explained in half a minute
Publisher
Ivy Press
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Not only a towering figure in his own era, Newton also left an immense scientific legacy, much of which still underpins key theories today. So if the principal thing you remember about him is that an apple fell on his head, it's high time you learned a little more. '30-Second Newton' offers a fast-track understanding of the key theories that formed the core of Newton's thinking, and looks at the roles he played over his long life, and at the network...