13 Things That Don't Make Sense

13 Things That Don't Make Sense The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

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Publisher's Synopsis

Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry to psychology to physics, Michael Brooks thrillingly captures the excitement of scientific discovery.Science's best-kept secret is this: even today, thereare experimental results that the most brilliant scientists cannot explain. In the past, similar "anomalies" have revolutionized our world. If history is any precedent, we should look to today's inexplicable results to forecast the future of science. Michael Brooks heads to the scientific frontier to confront thirteen modern-day anomalies and what they might reveal about tomorrow's breakthroughs.

Book information

ISBN: 9780307278814
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint: Vintage Books
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 195g
Height: 203mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 14mm