Evans, Jon creator text bibliography enk London Place of publication not identified] Hodder Education McGraw-Hill 2011 monographic eng

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x, 230 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm 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. 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. Jon Evans. At head of title: Teach yourself. Includes bibliographical references and index. Science Ciencia Q 162 E92u 2011 500 9781444114812 (pbk.) 1444114816 (pbk.) 9780071775335 0071775331 2012538614 BTCTA 130211 20261019135759.0 17621510 eng