The One Thing You Need to Know: The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science

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Marcus Chown

The One Thing You Need to Know

The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science

Marcus Chown

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Michael OMara
03 May 2023

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science

From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know to get to grips with the subject.

In a world in which most people are time poor, telling them the one thing they need to know to understand a topic and showing how everything else follows as a logical consequence is a novel and fun way to communicate a lot of deep stuff in a compact and digestible form. Divided into twenty-one short chapters, this will be a fascinating look at the one thing you need to know to understand some of science’s most important ideas, from atoms to quantum computing, electricity to plate tectonics. Bestselling author Marcus Chown is a master at breaking down complex science into understandable bite-sized chunks and, in a similar vein to Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, this will be perfectly suited to the curious nonscientist.

By: Marcus Chown
Imprint: Michael OMara
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781789294804
ISBN 10: 1789294800
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marcus Chown is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, he is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Brunel University. His books include Breakthrough, The Ascent of Gravity, which was The Sunday Times 2017 Science Book of the Year; Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand; What A Wonderful World; Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You; and WeNeed to Talk About Kelvin and Afterglow of Creation, both of which were runners-up for the Royal Society Book Prize. Marcus has also won The Bookseller's Digital Innovation of the Year for Solar System for iPad.

Reviews for The One Thing You Need to Know: The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science

This book will surely spark many people’s interests in science by introducing them to an idea they can understand, be passionate about and pursue further. * BBC Sky at Night magazine *