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How To

Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems from Randall Munroe of xkcd

(Autor) Randall Munroe
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Randall Munroe is . . .'Nerd royalty' Ben Goldacre 'Totally brilliant' Tim Harford 'Laugh-out-loud funny' Bill Gates 'Wonderful' Neil Gaiman AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the million-selling What If? and Thing Explainer For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally bad that no one would ever try it. How To is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane to digging a hole. 'How strange science can fix everyday problems' New Scientist 'A brilliant book: clamber in for a wild ride' Nature

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Editorial:
John Murray Press
Formato:
Paperback
Número de páginas:
None
Idioma:
en
ISBN:
9781473680340
Año de publicación:
2020
Fecha publicación:
3 de Septiembre de 2020

Randall Munroe

Randall Munroe is a renowned author, webcomic artist, and former NASA roboticist best known for creating the webcomic xkcd. His unique blend of humor, science, and wit has garnered a large following and critical acclaim. Munroe's work often explores complex scientific concepts in a humorous and accessible way, making them engaging for readers of all backgrounds. His most notable work, "What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions," delves into absurd hypothetical scenarios with scientific rigor and creativity. Munroe's contributions to literature have had a significant impact on the genre of science communication, inspiring a new wave of creators to explore the intersection of science and humor in their work.

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