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WHAT IF?

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Randall Munroe

 

With this book and with XKCD, you’re a kid with a chemistry set all over again. [Randall Munroe’s] enthusiasm for all things scientific is infectious . . . required reading for grown-ups, it’s just fun to remember that science is really, really cool ― REGISTER

 

Smart answers to silly questions: Randall Munroe reveals all ― GUARDIAN

 

What If? maintains a delightfully free-wheeling tone throughout, especially when complicated calculations lead to whimsical results. Despite all the hard facts and gigantic numbers, it never feels like a textbook-and you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to enjoy it ― ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

 

The best bathroom book you’ll ever buy…Munroe takes inane, useless and often quite pointless questions asked by real humans (mostly sent to him through his website), and turns them into beautiful expositions on the impossible that illuminate the furthest reaches, almost to the limits, of the modern sciences .The first chapter, “Q. What would happen if the Earth and all terrestrial objects suddenly stopped spinning, but the atmosphere retained its velocity?” ends with the anthropomorphized moon worrying over the state of the Earth, and, with the gravity generated by its own rotation around the Earth, saving our dying planet. The physics are real; so is the emotional content. . . The answers are all illustrated with xkcd’s trademark stick figures.. . . . and these are eminently approachable ― NEWSWEEK

 

What If? includes old favorites, new inquiries and the mix of expert research and accessible wit that has made Munroe a favorite among both geeks and laymen ― TIME

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About the author

 

Randall Munroe is the creator of the webcomic xkcd and author of xkcd: Volume 0. Randall was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and grew up outside Richmond, Virginia. After studying physics at Christopher Newport University, he got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006 he left NASA to draw comics on the internet full time, and has since been nominated for a Hugo Award three times. The International Astronomical Union recently named an asteroid after him: asteroid 4942 Munroe is big enough to cause mass extinction if it ever hits a planet like Earth.

 

Book Specifications

Title: WHAT IF?
Author: Randall Munroe
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Weight: 220g
Published Year: 2015
Publisher: John Murray
ISBN: 978-1848549562
Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm
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