Review
Brilliant a wonderful guide for curious minds. Bill Gates
Like any good work of science writing, [Thing Explainer] is equal parts lucid, funny, and startling. NewYorker.com
“Clever, intricate”New York Magazine, The Approval Matrix (“highbrow, brilliant”)
“Funny, precise and beautifully designed” The Guardian
..”.with witty, playful diagrams, you’ll be understanding nuclear reactors (‘heavy metal power buildings’) in no time.” NPR.org, Best Books of 2015
“Whimsical…Munroe s masterpiece is the antidote to scientific jargon, ably demonstrating that not knowing the exact name for something doesn t mean you can t grasp how it works. The same holds for those doing the explaining: you don t need to use big words to convey meaning. If anything, it just gets in the way.” Gizmodo, Best Science Books of 2015
“Required reading for the curious.” Popular Science
About the Author
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9781473637313
- Publisher: John Murray
- Published: October 2017
- Pages: 67
- Binding: Paperback
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