When Science Goes Wrong ebook download Simon LeVay

When Science Goes Wrong

Neuroscientist and author Simon LeVay brings together twelve of the most shocking stories of scientifi c failure in recent history. From forensic science and microbiology to nuclear physics and meteorology, these true tales of human error are often horrifying, sometimes amusing, and always entertaining: - A surprise hurricane makes a violent appearance on land despite repeated assurances that the hurricane doesn't exist - A team of scientists hike into the crater of what they think is a dormant volcano, ignoring signals of an imminent eruption - A patient who underwent cutting-edge brain surgery involving fetal transplants is found to have hair growing inside his brain When Science Goes Wrong is fascinating reading for anyone whose high school science project blew up at exactly the wrong time-and further confi rmation that you never want to hear a brain surgeon or a nuclear physicist say, "Oops!"

Share your thoughts on the When Science Goes Wrong ebook with other internet viewers!

Title of ebook: When Science Goes Wrong
ISBN: 9781440639388
parent-ISBN: 9780452289321
Publisher: Plume
Published: 03-2008
Released online for download: 03-25-2008
Author of eBook: LeVay, Simon

Format

Encrypted

Sku

ISBN

File size

Security

Printing

Copying

Read aloud

Devices

ePub

Yes

1440639388

9781440639388

804 KB

n/a

Not allowed

No

Sys Requirments

Download reader

Mobipocket

Yes

9781436209465

535 KB

n/a

Not allowed

No

Sys Requirements

Download reader

Top eBooks in "Essays"

Beyond Reason: Eight Great Problems That Reveal the Limits of Science

by Dewdney, A. K.

A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics
Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science ...more

Best price: $24.65

The End of Pseudo-Science

by AbuBakr, Mohammed

The end of Pseudo-Science: essays Refuting False Scientific Theories Taught in Schools, Colleges, and Universities from author and former educator Mohammed Abu-Bakr ...more

Best price: $

Geocide

by Cherson, Adam

Beyond climate warming, the environmental crisis encompasses matters of energy supply, deforestation, food production, biodiversity loss, water management, waste disposal, ...more

Best price: $

More Self than Self

by kong, henry

Author Henry Kong's More Self than Self: At Autism's edge will take you on a captivating exploration of the autistic mind as Dr. Kong shares the latest discoveries ...more

Best price: $5.42

Decoding The Universe 2

by Beardsley, Ian

Decoding The Universe 2 continues along the same lines as the first book, demonstrating that the elements that forged history, such as gold, silver, and nickel, or ...more

Best price: $5.42

Decoding The Universe

by Beardsley, Ian

Decoding The Universe is an overhaul and refinement of Project Genesis, which was written in a passionate frenzy, with new stuff added. It connects things on a ...more

Best price: $5.42

Project Genesis

by Beardsley, Ian

The author stops at nothing as ludicrous. He would actually attempt to connect why he brushes his teeth in the morning to events that took place in the formation of the solar ...more

Best price: $5.42