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Dr. Joe & What You Didn't Know

by Joe Schwarcz
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The mythbuster and bestselling popular science author of A Grain of Salt tackles questions that show the scientific underpinnings of our culture.

Dr. Joe & What You Didn't Know acts as both the source and satiation of scientific curiosity through a series of 177 chemistry-related questions and answers designed to both inform and entertain. From the esoteric to the everyday, the topics Dr. Joe Schwarcz tackles range from Beethoven's connection to plumbing to why rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs.

How did a sheep, a duck, and a rooster usher in the age of air travel? What does Miss Piggy have to do with the World Cup? And is there really any danger in eating green potatoes? The answers to these whimsical questions and more are revealed in this collection in an accessible scientific fashion.

"Only Dr. Joe can turn the world's most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life." —Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel

"A book with an incredibly high 'Did you know that. . . ?' quotient . . . Completely captivating." —New Brunswick Reader
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Publisher: ECW Press

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  • Release date: October 1, 2003

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  • ISBN: 9781554905386
  • Release date: October 1, 2003

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  • ISBN: 9781554905386
  • File size: 645 KB
  • Release date: October 1, 2003

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Reference Science Chemistry Nonfiction

Languages

English

The mythbuster and bestselling popular science author of A Grain of Salt tackles questions that show the scientific underpinnings of our culture.

Dr. Joe & What You Didn't Know acts as both the source and satiation of scientific curiosity through a series of 177 chemistry-related questions and answers designed to both inform and entertain. From the esoteric to the everyday, the topics Dr. Joe Schwarcz tackles range from Beethoven's connection to plumbing to why rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs.

How did a sheep, a duck, and a rooster usher in the age of air travel? What does Miss Piggy have to do with the World Cup? And is there really any danger in eating green potatoes? The answers to these whimsical questions and more are revealed in this collection in an accessible scientific fashion.

"Only Dr. Joe can turn the world's most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life." —Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel

"A book with an incredibly high 'Did you know that. . . ?' quotient . . . Completely captivating." —New Brunswick Reader
Expand title description text
Reference Science Chemistry Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    ECW Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 1, 2003

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781554905386
    Release date: October 1, 2003

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781554905386
    File size: 645 KB
    Release date: October 1, 2003

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English