Magic Universe - A Grand Tour of Modern Science (Malestrom)

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Nigel Calder - Magic Universe: A Grand Tour of Modern Science
Oxford University Press | 2005 | ISBN: 0192806696 | Pages: 768 | PDF

This is a marvellously engaging tour covering the whole of modern science, from transgenic crops to quantum tangles. Written by one of the most experienced and well-known names in science writing, it is also assuredly reliable science. Although arranged for convenience and quick reference as a collection of topics in alphabetical order, it is very different from any conventional encyclopedia. Each topic tells a story, making the book eminently browsable. Packed with information, yet carrying its immense learning lightly, this is a book that would appeal to anyone with the slightest interest in how the world works.