Evans, Jon <br/><br/>
Understand science / 
 Teach yourself understand science 
Jon Evans. 
 - London :  [Place of publication not identified] :  Hodder Education ;  McGraw-Hill,  2011. 
 - x, 230 pages :  illustrations ;  20 cm 
 - Teach yourself books (Lincolnwood, Ill.) .
 - Teach yourself books  .
<br/><br/> At head of title: Teach yourself. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>How we got here. Bang, we're off ; Molecules in space ; Recipe for a solar system ; Life begins ; Evolution and extinction -- Way of all flesh. Life in sequence ; From the bottom up ; Getting it on ; Man the defences ; Attack of the nerves -- Earth, wind and fire. Ground beneath our feet ; Shake, rattle and roll ; Earth rocks ; Wet and windy ; Stormy weather -- We have the technology. Full of energy ; Coming in waves ; Information overload ; Pedal to the metal ; It's alive -- When science goes bad. Fraud, fakery and fantasy ; Shocks and scares ; Hot enough for you? ; Apocalypse now ; Know your limits -- Science of the future. Back to the future ; A.I. ; Innerspace ; A space odyssey ; Things to come. 
<br/><br/> Covers all of the essential facts on all key areas from evolution and cell biology to star formation and plate tectonics. The essential introductory guide for a journey of discovery through physics, chemistry, biology, and more. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781444114812 (pbk.) 1444114816 (pbk.) 9780071775335 0071775331 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012538614 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science.<br/>Ciencia
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q 162  / E92u 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>500