The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Science of Everything

by Steve Miller

?Why are most plants green??

Why doesn?t stomach acid dissolve the stomach itself? Why are there more tornados in the Midwest than on the coast? This volume answers these questions and over 200 more, shedding light on the science behind them. As informative as it is entertaining, it addresses every major branch of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, geology, meteorology, astronomy, and cosmology. It highlights some of the big ideas that helped shape science as we know it, and discusses the future of science with regards to nanotechnology, genetic modification, molecular medicine, and string theory.

?Complete Idiot?s Guides® have a proven track record of simplifying science with great success, as with volumes on physics and chemistry
?Entertaining scientific overviews of this kind also successful, including such titles as The Pocket Idiot?s Guide? to Not-So-Useless Facts and The Complete Idiot?s Guide® to Understanding Einstein

Genres: Science

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

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Reviews

[Chuck Weiss · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know I know, it's a "Complete Idiot's Guide", but it really is informative. A good mix of physical, biological, astronomical and chemical sciences and how they work and relate with each other, I actually learned quite a bit from reading this book. A wonderful find at our local library, I'd recommend it to anyone who has a curiosity to how the world works.

[Emily]

Did not manage to complete reading it so I will not give it a rating.

[Robert Kiehn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book on science for beginners.