{"product_id":"bxos6-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know-9781789294804","title":"The One Thing You Need to Know: The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know to get to grips with the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than trying to bend your mind around all the vast and confounding details of things such as gravitational waves, electricity and black holes, wouldn't it be easier to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eunderstand just one central concept\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom which everything else follows?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you've ever found yourself fascinated by the idea of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003equantum computing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but feel a little overwhelmed by the mindblowing subject of quantum mechanics or concerned by climate change but haven't been able to get to grips with the details of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eglobal warming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this book is for you. Let's take \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eatoms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, for example - what on earth are they? Well, if you start to think of them less like things you can't see with complex little nuclei and more like the alphabet of nature, which in different configurations can make a rose, a galaxy or a newborn baby, they might start to feel a little more understandable. Or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003egravitational waves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - they sound poetic, but why are they creating so much excitement? Think of them as the voice of space, vibrations on the drumskin of space-time - before delving into all their complexities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etwenty-one short and engaging chapters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Chown explains the one thing you need to know to understand some of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe most important scientific ideas of our time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Packed full of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eastounding facts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, scientific history and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eentertaining personalities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the heart of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe most pivotal discoveries\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eabout the workings of our universe, this is an accessible guide to all the tricky stuff you've always wanted to understand more about.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael O'Mara Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43332885610702,"sku":"9781789294804","price":39.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781789294804_a.png?v=1768208360","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/bxos6-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know-9781789294804","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}