What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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non-fiction book popular science book

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a popular science book by Randall Munroe that uses rigorous scientific reasoning and humor to explore bizarre and imaginative questions.

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instanceOf non-fiction book ⓘ
popular science book ⓘ
author Randall Munroe NERFINISHED ⓘ
award Goodreads Choice Award for Science & Technology (2014) ⓘ
basedOn What If? web series on xkcd.com ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverArtist Randall Munroe NERFINISHED ⓘ
features back-of-the-envelope calculations ⓘ
real-world scientific references ⓘ
thought experiments ⓘ
followedBy How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre popular science ⓘ
science humor ⓘ
goodreadsRating 4.3 ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
hasSequel What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTopic catastrophic scenarios ⓘ
extreme physics ⓘ
space and astronomy ⓘ
hasWebsite https://what-if.xkcd.com/ ⓘ
includes illustrations by Randall Munroe ⓘ
isbn10 0544272994 ⓘ
isbn13 9780544272996 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification Q173 .M85 2014 ⓘ
marketedAs New York Times bestseller ⓘ
mediaType ebook ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableFor using rigorous scientific analysis to answer absurd questions ⓘ
notableQuestionType absurd hypothetical questions GENERATED ⓘ
oclcNumber 870919064 ⓘ
originallyDerivedFrom questions submitted by readers of xkcd GENERATED ⓘ
pageCount 320 ⓘ
partOfSeries What If? series NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationDate 2014-09-02 ⓘ
publicationYear 2014 ⓘ
publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject engineering ⓘ
hypothetical questions ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
scientific reasoning ⓘ
targetAudience general audience ⓘ
usesStyle cartoon diagrams ⓘ
humor ⓘ
writtenBy Randall Munroe NERFINISHED ⓘ

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