The Curious World of Science: A visual miscelllany of stories, theories, discoveries & curiosities plucked from the scientific world

The Curious World of Science embraces both views and much more besides. Focusing onthe human endeavours at the heart of science, it presents a miscellany of essentialclassifications, intriguing biographies, amusing curiosities, and irresistible trivia. Bite-sizemorsels of text explore the worlds of physics, chemistry, biology, and maths, while alsoventuring into those magical areas where science meets art.

This illustrated edition is brimming with graphics and illustrations, and includes a systemof icons to signpost different paths through the miscellany. From the Large HadronCollider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton, it offers a dizzying flight through the wonderfullyhuman world of scientific knowledge.