And Then You're Dead: A Scientific Exploration of the World's Most Interesting Ways to Die

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Cody Cassidy Paul Doherty

And Then You're Dead

A Scientific Exploration of the World's Most Interesting Ways to Die

Cody Cassidy, Paul Doherty, Kate McLennan

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English

Allen & Unwin
26 April 2017

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science

What would happen if you stuck your head into a nuclear particle accelerator? What if you jumped into an interstellar black hole, or slipped out of a deep-sea submarine wearing only a pair of Speedos?

In And Then You're Dead: The world's most interesting ways to die, we'll give serious answers to these horribly interesting questions in a way a layperson can understand. Illustrated with straight-forward technical art and leavened by small doses of dry humour, the book will be both scientifically informative and gruesomely entertaining. Relying on the deeply human observation that things which actually happen compel little interest, there will be no discussion of heart attacks or car wrecks. But there will be plenty to learn about those people unfortunate enough to get swallowed by a whale.

By: Cody Cassidy, Paul Doherty, Kate McLennan
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 336g
ISBN: 9781760290962
ISBN 10: 1760290963
Publication Date: 26 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for And Then You're Dead: A Scientific Exploration of the World's Most Interesting Ways to Die

'This merrily macabre compendium playfully offers lessons in basic human physiology, nuclear fusion, quantum physics, and fluid dynamics, among other things, and at every turn, the authors explain the concepts cogently and with gleeful enthusiasm...With bite-size morsels of astonishing science and the perfect combination of smart-alecky writing and black humor, this page-turner will surely debunk anymisapprehension that science is dull.'- Booklist, starred review