John Gribbin, author of Six Impossible Things, shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize, presents a tour of seven fundamental scientific truths that underpin our very existence. These 'pillars of science' also defy common sense. For example, solid things are mostly empty space, so how do they hold together? There appears to be no special 'life force', so how do we distinguish living things from inanimate objects? And why does ice float on water, when most solids don't? You might think that question hardly needs asking, and yet if ice didn't float, life on Earth w Seven Pillars of Science - John Gribbin od authora John Gribbin a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
John Gribbin |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
160 |
Rok vydání |
2022 |
Žánr |
naučná |
Nakladatelství |
Icon Books |