The Universe Inside You: The Extreme Science of the Human Body From Quantum Theory to the Mysteries of the Brain
In the sequel to his best-selling Inflight Science, Brian Clegg offers a spectacular tour through the human body.He explores mitochondria, in-cell powerhouses once separate creatures; how your eyes consume million-year-old photons of light; your many senses, which include the ability to detect...
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In the sequel to his best-selling Inflight Science, Brian Clegg offers a spectacular tour through the human body.He explores mitochondria, in-cell powerhouses once separate creatures; how your eyes consume million-year-old photons of light; your many senses, which include the ability to detect warps in space and time; and why meeting an attractive person can turn you into a gibbering idiot.Brian Clegg is a science writer who lives in Wiltshire, England. His previous books include Before the Big Bang (St Martin's Griffin, 2011) and Inflight Science (Totem Books, 2011).
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781848313538 (1848313535)
Publish date: June 19th 2012
Publisher: Icon Books
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
I bought this book in the hope I'd learn something about about biology and the human body; instead I got a book which uses the human body as a jumping off point to talk about other things: atoms and quantum physics and what happens to a helium balloon in a braking car (it heads towards the rear of t...
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