A snappy little book containing facts, jargon, and inside information--all that readers need to know to hold their own among the experts.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
There is a newer edition of this item:
|
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"You should not study bluffing in science on a train or bus if laughing out loud in public embarrasses you. "
--The Journal of the British Astronomical Association
"Never again will you be silenced in the pub by the bore who knows all about Einstein. Instead you can enthral dinner party guests by dropping into casual conversation stories which reveal your deep scientific knowledge. Like, for example, the fact that the standard unit of force, the Newton, is about the force required to lift the average apple.
This little paperback also gives you the low-down on the famous people of science. Now you can tell your friends that Newton was so bad-tempered that he once threatened to incinerate his mother and stepfather. And Sir Peter Medawar, who won a Nobel prize in 1960 for his work on immunology, wrote an autobiography called Memoir of a Thinking Radish... "
--Evening Echo
--The Journal of the British Astronomical Association
"Never again will you be silenced in the pub by the bore who knows all about Einstein. Instead you can enthral dinner party guests by dropping into casual conversation stories which reveal your deep scientific knowledge. Like, for example, the fact that the standard unit of force, the Newton, is about the force required to lift the average apple.
This little paperback also gives you the low-down on the famous people of science. Now you can tell your friends that Newton was so bad-tempered that he once threatened to incinerate his mother and stepfather. And Sir Peter Medawar, who won a Nobel prize in 1960 for his work on immunology, wrote an autobiography called Memoir of a Thinking Radish... "
--Evening Echo
From the Back Cover
"Never again will you be silenced in the pub by the bore who knows all about Einstein. Instead you can enthrall dinner party guests by dropping into casual conversation stories that reveal your deep scientific knowledge. Like, for example, the fact that the standard unit of force, the Newton, is about the force required to life the average apple."
Bluffer's Guides is a series of snappy little books containing facts, jargon, and all you need to know for instant expertise.
Bluffer's Guides is a series of snappy little books containing facts, jargon, and all you need to know for instant expertise.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great little book on science,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Bluffer's Guide to Science: Bluff Your Way in Science (Bluffer's Guides - Oval Books) (Paperback)
great little book on science, good humor, intresting and fun to read. it was done very well and made it easy to remember
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
