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How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
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How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

by Randall Munroe · Penguin Publishing Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780593086377

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Author: Randall Munroe
ISBN: 9780593086377
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Format: tapa blanda
Release date: 9/3/2019
Pages: 320 pages
Dimensions: 22.8 x 17.7 x 2.3 cm
Weight: 590 g
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Synopsis of How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

«How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems» is Randall Munroe's popular science and humour essay, in paperback.

Randall Munroe proposes absurd scientific methods for everyday tasks: predicting the weather with Facebook photos, measuring dental radioactivity to determine age, or crossing a river by boiling it. With humour and infographics, he explains the science and technology behind daily activities, exploring the limits of the possible.

Published in 2019 by Penguin Publishing Group; 320 pages, text in English. It is a standalone work.

Ideal for science and humour enthusiasts, especially fans of 'What If?' and xkcd.



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Randall Munroe

Randall Munroe

Randall Patrick Munroe is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd. Munroe has worked full-time on the comic since late 2006. In addition to publishing a book of the webcomic's strips, titled xkcd: Volume 0, he has written four books: What If?, Thing Explainer, How To, and What If? 2.

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