Description
'Brooks is an exemplary science writer ... This is the sort of science book one always hopes for. Learned, but easy to read. Packed with detail, but clear. Reading it will make you feel clever' William Leith, Daily Telegraph
About the Author
Michael Brooks is the author of the bestselling non-fiction title 13 Things That Don't Make Sense and Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science. He holds a PhD in quantum physics, is a consultant at New Scientist and writes a weekly column for the New Statesman
Reviews
Fascinating ... Brooks reawakens us to the astonishing fact of our mere existence, the strangeness of the world around us, and the astonishing amount that science has yet to discover -- Christopher Hart * Sunday Times *
Outstanding non-fiction reading * Esquire *
Impressively knowledgeable, articulate -- Christopher Hirst * Independent *
An admirably clear and clever writer * Evening Standard *
Proof that science gets interesting when things get weird * Weekend Australian *
Book Information
ISBN 9781861976475
Author Michael Brooks
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Profile Books Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 180g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 22mm