Peplow Short Cuts: Science

Navigate Your Way Through Big Ideas

ISBN: 978-1-78578-942-7
Verlag: Icon Books
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten

Reihe: Short Cuts

A LAUNCH TITLE FOR ICON BOOKS' BRAND-NEW SHORT CUTS SERIES What with accelerating particles and gravitational waves, dark matter and light speed, nanoscales and exoplanets, the landscape of today's science is an amazing place to explore. But how are you expected to navigate this rapidly spinning world? Short Cuts: Science provides the map you need to start exploring seriously big ideas. Fifty quickfire questions lead to 'short cut' answers written by experts in their field, with each one the setting-off point for clear directions to help you plot your route through an essential concept. With one-stop graphics presenting a memorable image for each idea, and route-map glossaries explaining key words and their connections, Short Cuts: Science will guide you through a world of intellectual wonders.

Mark Peplow is a science writer with a PhD in organometallic chemistry from Imperial College London and 20 years of experience as a reporter and editor. Former chief news editor at Nature and editor of Chemistry World, his writing spans the physical sciences from astrophysics to Earth and environmental science. He lives in Penrith, UK, and spends as much time as possible hiking the Lake District fells.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peplow, Mark