Science is Golden

Science is Golden

by Karl Kruszelnicki
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 01/07/2010

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Gold, gold, gold for Australia's mega-selling scientist's 27th book...

'Nullius in verba', the Royal Society's motto, roughly translated, means
 'take nobody's word for it'. Why not do the experiment for yourself and see the reality of nature. Don't trust authority - trust nature.Does cranberry juice cure urinary tract infections? Is the hookah really a safer way to smoke? Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the Earth and the Universe? Is the purpose of the peacock's tail to attract females? And in the unlikely event of a plane crash, are some seats safer than others?the human hand has 27 bones; Uranus has 27 moons; 27 is a perfect cube, being 3 x 3 x 3; and in this, Dr Karl's 27th book, he takes us on another exploration of the dazzling world of science.

ISBN:
9780730445135
9780730445135
Category:
Science: general issues
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-07-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Karl Kruszelnicki

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM just loves science to pieces, and has been spreading the word in print, on TV and radio and online for more than thirty years.

The author of 45 books, Dr Karl is a lifetime student with degrees in physics and mathematics, biomedical engineering, medicine and surgery. He has worked as a physicist, labourer, roadie for bands, car mechanic, filmmaker, biomedical engineer, taxi driver, TV weatherman, and medical doctor at the Children's Hospital in Sydney.

Dr Karl has test driven four-wheel-drives through the Australian Outback for two decades, covering fifteen of the seventeen deserts. Since 1995, he has been the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney.

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