13 Things that Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
13 Things that Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time (Vintage) Michael Brooks,
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307278816
DDC: 500
Edition: Paperback; 2009-08-11
Summary:
Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry to
psychology to physics, Michael Brooks thrillingly captures the
excitement of scientific discovery.Science’s best-kept secret is
this: even today, thereare experimental results that the most
brilliant scientists cannot explain. In the past, similar “anomalies”
have revolutionized our world. If history is any precedent, we should
look to today’s inexplicable results to forecast the future of
science. Michael Brooks heads to the scientific frontier to confront
thirteen modern-day anomalies and what they might reveal about
tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
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