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Product Identifiers
PublisherECW Press
ISBN-101550225774
ISBN-139781550225778
eBay Product ID (ePID)5982844
Product Key Features
Book TitleDr. Joe and What You Didn't Know : 177 Fascinating Questions about the Chemistry of Everyday Life
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicQuestions & Answers, Trivia, Chemistry / General
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreReference, Science
AuthorJoe Schwarcz
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-431062
Reviews"A book with an incredibly high 'Did you know that ... ?' quotient ... Completely captivating." -- New Brunswick Reader "Only Dr. Joe can turn the world's most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life." -- Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel, "A book with an incredibly high 'Did you know that ... ?' quotient ... Completely captivating." -- New Brunswick Reader, "Only Dr. Joe can turn the world's most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life." -- Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel
SynopsisWith creativity and verve, Dr. Joe Schwarcz answers your burning questions about science and life in these digestible and accessible short essays Dr. Joe and What You Didn't Know acts as both the source and satiation of scientific curiosity through a series of 177 chemistry-related questions and answers designed to both inform and entertain. From the esoteric to the everyday, the topics Dr. Joe Schwarcz tackles range from Beethoven's connection to plumbing to why rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs. How did a sheep, a duck, and a rooster usher in the age of air travel? What does Miss Piggy have to do with the World Cup? And is there really any danger in eating green potatoes? The answers to these whimsical questions and more are revealed in this collection in an accessible scientific fashion., With creativity and verve, Dr. Joe Schwarcz answers your burning questions about science and life in these digestible and accessible short essays., The mythbuster and bestselling popular science author of A Grain of Salt tackles questions that show the scientific underpinnings of our culture "A book with an incredibly high 'Did you know that. . . ?' quotient . . . Completely captivating." -- New Brunswick Reader Dr. Joe & What You Didn't Know acts as both the source and satiation of scientific curiosity through a series of 177 chemistry-related questions and answers designed to both inform and entertain. From the esoteric to the everyday, the topics Dr. Joe Schwarcz tackles range from Beethoven's connection to plumbing to why rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs. How did a sheep, a duck, and a rooster usher in the age of air travel? What does Miss Piggy have to do with the World Cup? And is there really any danger in eating green potatoes? The answers to these whimsical questions and more are revealed in this collection in an accessible scientific fashion. "Only Dr. Joe can turn the world's most fascinating questions into a compelling journey through the great scientific mysteries of everyday life." -- Paul Lewis, former president and general manager, Discovery Channel
LC Classification NumberQD37.S364 2003
