Dr Karl's Short Back & Science

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dr Karl's Short Back & Science
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 233,Width 154
Category/GenrePopular science
ISBN/Barcode 9781925480467
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan Australia
Imprint Macmillan Australia
Publication Date 26 July 2016
Publication Country Australia

Description

Lean back and settle in for cutting-edge scientific snippets from the trend-setting Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. In Short Back & Science, Dr Karl combs through some of the greatest scientific conundrums of our age, such as what is killing half the bacteria on Earth every two days and why don't mole rats get cancer? Why would anyone pay $40 million for a cup of tea, and how did a toilet seat help to end the First World War? Are bananas really slippery, radioactive and loaded with potassium? What do clouds weigh? And why are there scientists running around naked in the Antarctic? Brushing aside any hype about coconuts and antioxidants, there is no one better to trim down to the facts than Australia's most trusted scientist, Dr Karl.

Author Biography

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney. He is a qualified medical doctor, engineer, physicist and mathematician. This MasterGeek consistently appears on the list of the Top 15 Most Trusted Australians, and was recently named one of Australia's National Living Treasures.