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The Further Inventions of Daedalus
Overview
One of the longest-running jokes on the scientific scene, the "Daedalus" column began in New Scientist in the mid-1960s and transferred to Nature in the 1980s. Each week it offers a new scheme to challenge accepted notions of scientific principles, schemes that are neither feasible nor completely absurd. Always entertaining, the Daedalus schemes often have a serious purpose and raise crucial questions about science (sample title: "A Womb with a View, or At Least a Phone").
This delightful book compiles roughly one hundred of David Jones's popular columns, each of which exhibits a keen and approachable mixture of entertaining and thought-provoking material. Like the collection of articles that came before it, this work will appeal to a broad audience of the scientifically curious.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780198504696
- ISBN-10: 0198504691
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: March 2000
- Dimensions: 9.85 x 7.82 x 0.55 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
- Page Count: 220
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