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30-Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Theories in Science

Hardcover • 2010 • English

30-Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Theories in Science

By Paul Parsons

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About the book

When it comes to big science, very few things are conclusively known. From Quantum Mechanics to Natural Selection, what we have instead are theories - ideas explain why things happen the way they do. We don't know for certain these are correct - no one ever saw the Big Bang - but with them we can paint beautiful, breathtaking pictures of everything from human behaviour to what the future may hold. Profiling the key scientists behind each theory, "30-Second Theories" presents each entry in a uniq...Show more

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9781848311299

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

30-Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Theories in Science

Format

Hardcover

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