A short history of nearly everything
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544 pages · Released 2004 · Broadway Books
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This is a well-regarded popular science book that makes complex scientific concepts accessible and engaging for general readers. It covers astronomy, geology, chemistry, paleontology, and physics from the Big Bang through quantum mechanics in a clear, humorous style. The book strongly encourages curiosity and intellectual exploration, modeling the author's own journey from scientific disinterest to fascination. Language is generally sophisticated but occasionally includes mild profanity typical of Bryson's conversational tone.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more so to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in th... A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more so to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the United Kingdom, selling over 300,000 copies. A Short History deviates from Bryson's popular travel book genre, instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the Big Bang to the discovery of quantum mechanics, via evolution and geology. Bill Bryson wrote this book because he was dissatisfied with his scientific knowledge—that was, not much at all. He writes that science was a distant, unexplained subject at school. Textbooks and teachers alike did not ignite the passion for knowledge in him, mainly because they never delved in the whys, hows, and whens. The ebook can be found elsewhere on the web at: http://www.huzheng.org/bookstore/AShortHistoryofNearlyEverything.pdf
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ISBN 9780767908184 · Broadway Books