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21%OFFRandall Munroe - What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions - 9781848549562 - V9781848549562
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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Description for What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Paperback. Science's most intriguing questions answered by the web's favourite writer, the genius behind xkcd.com. Munroe's hilarious and compelling answers explain everything from the odds of meeting your one true soulmate to how many humans a rampaging T-Rex would need to eat a day. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Nerd royalty' BEN GOLDACRE

'Totally brilliant' TIM HARFORD
'Required reading across the world' NEW YORK TIMES

From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.

Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848549562
SKU
V9781848549562
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About Randall Munroe
Randall Munroe is the creator of the webcomic xkcd and bestselling author of What If?, Thing Explainer and xkcd: Volume 0. Randall was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and grew up outside Richmond, Virginia. After studying physics at Christopher Newport University, he got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006 he left NASA to draw comics on ... Read more

Reviews for What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Smart answers to silly questions: Randall Munroe reveals all
GUARDIAN
A masterclass and a great deal of fun... Like all the best lessons, you only realise how much you've learnt once you've finished it
THE ECONOMIST
I love XKCD's What If
'Dear Abby for mad scientists'
NEIL GAIMAN
With this book, you're ... Read more

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