圖書標籤: 科普 長知識 英文原版 2016
发表于2024-11-05
What If? pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans’ strangest questions.
The queries he receives range from merely odd to downright diabolical:
• What if I took a swim in a spent-nuclear-fuel pool?
• Could you build a jetpack using downward-firing machine guns?
• What if a Richter 15 earthquake hit New York City?
• Are fire tornadoes possible?
His responses are masterpieces of clarity and wit, gleefully and accurately explaining everything from the relativistic effects of a baseball pitched at near the speed of light to the many horrible ways you could die while building a periodic table out of all the actual elements.
The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? is an informative feast for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.
Randall Munroe is the author of the popular webcomic xkcd and the science question-and-answer blog What If. Randall was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and grew up outside Richmond, Virginia. After studying physics at Christopher Newport University, he got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006, he left NASA to draw comics on the internet full-time, supporting himself through the sale of xkcd t-shirts, prints, posters, and books. He likes candlelight dinners and long walks on the beach. Very long walks. Lots of people say they like long walks on the beach, but then they get out on the beach and after just an hour or two, they say they're getting tired. Bring a tent. He lives in Massachusetts.
yay! 終於在 2015 來到之前讀完瞭!
評分yay! 終於在 2015 來到之前讀完瞭!
評分還行吧,作者有點刻意賣弄的感覺
評分5月20日下的單,啃到前天纔讀完。不是特彆吸引人,畢竟是科普沒有劇情,但作者已經寫得非常有趣,漫畫的幽默總是讓人會心一笑。英文版看不懂的地方有不少,很多詞詞典查不到,有些幽默的部分和提到人名地名的部分,由於文化差異很難有共鳴。選擇迴答的問題可能大多適閤美國人腦洞大開的口味,我個人的話看完之後受到震撼留下印象的信息很少。感覺這本書對綜閤知識和數理基礎深厚的或者科學從業者來說會更有啓發和趣味。
評分5月20日下的單,啃到前天纔讀完。不是特彆吸引人,畢竟是科普沒有劇情,但作者已經寫得非常有趣,漫畫的幽默總是讓人會心一笑。英文版看不懂的地方有不少,很多詞詞典查不到,有些幽默的部分和提到人名地名的部分,由於文化差異很難有共鳴。選擇迴答的問題可能大多適閤美國人腦洞大開的口味,我個人的話看完之後受到震撼留下印象的信息很少。感覺這本書對綜閤知識和數理基礎深厚的或者科學從業者來說會更有啓發和趣味。
”如果地球上的所有人都尽可能挤在同一个地方,一起跳起,然后全部在一刹那间同时落地,会发生什么?“——会地震吗?70亿人还挺多的。 "如果SAT考试的选择题完全靠蒙,出现满分的几率是多少?"——早几年我非常想知道答案,现在只想看个热闹。 "从多高处掉下来的牛排才能在掉...
評分小的时候,曾经问我妈:“如果我们住在零下一百度的地方会怎么样?如果我把自己锁在一栋有一万把锁的房子里面会怎么样呢,别人要用多久找到我?我们真的是猿猴进化来的吗,猿猴又是从哪里来的,为什么我不是女娲造出来的啊……” 当时,我妈敲了敲我的头,说:“净想些乱...
評分So what? 读《那些古怪又让人忧心的问题》有感 What if?如果看了这本书,你会怎么样? 人类还有多少未知的东西?对于大自然,对于宇宙甚至对于人体的内部结构,随着科学的进步和文明的发展,虽然知道的越多,但都存在一些未知的区域。人类于是保持着一种敬畏与谦卑的心态在...
評分一本脑洞大开的书,问题大多不是很现实,但却是突破思维定势的一种尝试,于个人想象、思维创新有一定促进作用。 大多问题,估计很多人甚至想都没想过。其实很多事情还是蛮有趣的呢。比如,"人以每秒1英尺的速度上升,是先冻死还是先窒息而死?将元素周期表中的元素都排列在一...
評分怎么说呢?作为给小白看的科普读物,又讲解的不够细致跟清楚,让我看的时候不停有疑问,而书里又没有给出答案,比如第一个例子中潮汐力是什么,潮汐锁定的地外行星又是什么?作者就这样用了,也不解释原因,第二个例子里为什么空气快速撞上棒球就会发生核聚变,又射出伽马射线...
What If? pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024