The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) : (Record no. 16095)
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| fixed length control field | 02343cam a22001938i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780393881578 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 500 |
| Author Mark | RUT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rutherford, Adam, |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) : |
| Remainder of title | Adventures in Math and Science / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Adam Rutherford & Hannah Fry ; illustrated by Alice Roberts. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | UK, |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | W.W. Norton & Company, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2022. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 303 pages. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Endless possibilities -- Life, the universe and everything -- The perfect circle -- Rock of ages -- A brief history of time -- Live free -- The magic orchid -- Does my dog love me? -- The universe through a keyhole. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "The complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it (minus the boring parts). Despite our clever linguistic abilities, humans are spectacularly ill-equipped to comprehend what's happening in the universe. Our senses and intuition routinely mislead us. The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) tells the story of how we came to suppress our monkey minds and perceive the true nature of reality. Written with wit and humor, this brief book tells the story of science-tales of fumbles and missteps, errors and egos, hard work, accidents, and some really bad decisions-all of which have created the sum total of human knowledge. Geneticist Adam Rutherford and mathematician Hannah Fry guide readers through time and space, through our bodies and brains, showing how emotions shape our view of reality, how our minds tell us lies, and why a mostly bald and curious ape decided to begin poking at the fabric of the universe. Rutherford and Fry shine as science sleuths, wrestling with some truly head-scratching questions: Where did time come from? Do we have free will? Does my dog love me? Hilarious sidebars present memorable scientific oddities: for example, hypnotized snails, human-sized ants, and the average time it takes most animals to evacuate their bladders. (A surprisingly consistent twenty-one seconds, if you must know.) Both rigorous and playful, The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans, and the joys and follies of scientific discovery"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Fry, Hannah, |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Roberts, Alice, |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Koha item type | Public note |
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| NUST/MCE Iqbal Library | NUST/MCE Iqbal Library | 20/05/2024 | 500 RUT | 52912 | Books | Donated by E-in-C's Br Original Book |