02168nam a2200349Ia 4500 20260803094213.0 251212s2015 xx 000 0 und d Science but not as we know it: cutting-edge concepts made simple / Ben Gilliland. Gilliland, Ben London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, a Penguin Random House Company, 2015. 192 pages: color illustrations 24 cm. Includes index 9780241184196 Science Science Popular works CIR 500 G41s 2015 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 SH0293; HS1612 in English Senior High School Library Cutting-edge concepts made simple -- it`s not rocket science. The media reports on the latest scientific discoveries and breakthroughs can seem like a foreign language, from black holes, to dark matter and exoplanets to leap seconds. Finally get to grips with these difficult concepts by reading Ben Gilliland`s unique take on them. `Science but not as we know it` takes complex scientific ideas and breaks them down for the non-scientist, from explaining the size of the Universe, to how black holes work, Schroedinger`s cat and the Higgs boson. Difficult ideas and theories are compared to everyday things we are familiar with -- forces become armies and electrons have personalities. This book will have you saying `I get it now!` over and over again. You no longer have to be a rocket scientist to understand rocket science. Takes complex scientific ideas and breaks them down for the non-scientist, from explaining the size of the Universe, to how black holes work, Schroedinger`s cat and the Higgs boson. In this title, difficult ideas and theories are compared to everyday things we are familiar with - forces become armies and electrons have personalities. 1 text unmediated volume lcc BK lisuga 2018-05-24 10:44:52 jderpo 2019-05-09 10:37:01 10238 10173 10173 0 0 ddc 0 0 BED BED BED 2025-12-21 CIR 500 G41s 2015 SH0293 2026-06-18 00:00:00 2025-12-21 BK 0 0 0 0 BED BED BED 2026-01-19 0 CIR 500 G41s 2015 HS1612 2026-01-19 21:47:26 2026-01-19 BK