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How to Speak Science

Gravity, Relativity, and Other Ideas That Were Crazy Until Proven Brilliant

by Bruce Benamran
Michael Stevens
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A math-free introduction to the greatest scientific ideas of the last 2,000 years
As smartphones, supercomputers, supercolliders, and AI propel us into an ever more unfamiliar future, How to Speak Science takes us on a rollicking historical tour of the greatest discoveries and ideas that make today's cutting–edge technologies possible.
Wanting everyone to be able to "speak" science, YouTube science guru Bruce Benamran explains–as accessibly and wittily as in his acclaimed videos–the fundamental ideas of the physical world: matter, life, the solar system, light, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, special and general relativity, and much more.
Along the way, Benamran guides us through the wildest hypotheses and most ingenious ideas of Galileo, Newton, Curie, Einstein, and science's other greatest minds, reminding us that while they weren't always exactly right, they were always curious. How to Speak Science acquaints us not only with what scientists know, but how they think, so that each of us can reason like a physicist–and appreciate the world in all its beautiful chaos.

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    September 14, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9781615194209

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      • ISBN: 9781615194209
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      September 15, 2018

      Even the greatest minds made mistakes that persisted as truths for centuries. That's why debut author Benamran, the host of YouTube channels such as Get It, puts science and its history into layman's terms and funny asides so viewers can grasp the content. His conversational manner continues in this book, helping readers build their comprehension of complex subjects while entertaining with sassy digressions. Throughout, peace symbols next to sentences signify that the topic will be addressed in depth later. Footnotes and focus boxes break up the text, and a chronology of scientists is listed at the end. Fans of the author's YouTube shows will appreciate this book, although they might miss the accompanying video images. Visual aspects often help in learning, and there are few graphics here. And while the author is engaging, there's a lot of information to cover and some readers might struggle to stay with it. VERDICT Wide ranging, but best for Benamran's followers and high school students who will grab it up.--Elissa Cooper, Helen Plum Memorial Lib., Lombard, IL

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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