Jon Evans

Big Ideas in Science

A Complete Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The ability to understand science as a totality - matter, space, energy, life, weather, information and the future - will enhance your understanding of all the challenges facing humanity, as well as allow you to go deeper into specific technologies. This book, complete with worked examples and key facts, forms a course which will take you from novice level to a competent understanding of the hottest topics in science. It includes step-by-step explanations of subjects as complex as the birth of life and plate tectonics, with suggestions for further reading and summaries to help you understand the key points. Chapters cover: the Big Bang, the solar system, the birth of life, evolution, DNA, the genome, genetics and cloning, the structure of Earth, earthquakes and volcanoes, weather, energy, the microprocessor, artificial intelligence, space exploration, scientific fraud, scientific controversies, climate change, and the future of science. The Complete Introduction series from Teach Yourself is the ultimate one-stop guide for anyone wanting a comprehensive and accessible entry point into subjects as diverse as philosophy, mathematics, psychology, Shakespeare and economics. Loved by students and perfect for general readers who simply want to learn more about the world around them, these books are your first choice for discovering something new.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 132mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9781529397956
• ISBN-10: 1529397952
• Artikelnr.: 58298620

Autorenporträt

Jon Evans is a freelance science writer who has written extensively for many science publications, including New Scientist.

Inhaltsangabe

: How we got here
1.: Bang, we're off
2.: Molecules in space
3.: Recipe for a solar system
4.: Life begins
5.: Evolution and extinction
: Way of all flesh
6.: Life in sequence
7.: From the bottom up
8.: Getting it on
9.: Man the defences
10.: Attack of the nerves
: Earth, wind and fire
11.: Ground beneath our feet
12.: Shake, rattle and roll
13.: Earth rocks
14.: Wet and windy
15.: Stormy water
: We have the technology
16.: Full of energy
17.: Coming in waves
18.: Information overload
19.: Pedal to the metal
20.: It's alive
: When science goes bad
21.: Fraud, fakery and fantasy
22.: Shocks and scares
23.: Hot enough for you?
24.: Apocalypse now
25.: Know your limits
: Science of the future
26.: Back to the future
27.: A.I.
28.: Innerspace
29.: A space odyssey
30.: Things to come