Dr Karl's Surfing Safari through Science
By (Author) Karl Kruszelnicki
ABC Books
ABC Books
29th October 2020
Australia
General
Non Fiction
Popular science
Impact of science and technology on society
Educational: Sciences, general science
Childrens / Teenage reference material
Paperback
192
Width 219mm, Height 268mm, Spine 19mm
715g
Australia's favourite science guru returns with a new haul of extraordinary stories from our incredible Universe -- includes pop-up Dr Karl holograms!
Dr Karl is surfing the Universe for all that's gnarly, awesome, weird and wonderful.
Why is sharpening a pencil in space a risky business
What makes a sunset red and not blue
How far would the Earth's viruses reach if you laid them end to end
Which animal grows an anus every time it needs to poo
Find out how spiders can fly and count, whether 5G networks are safe, why we're running out of sand, and the answer to the Question on Everyone's Lips - how to make the best coffee.
Plus loads more, including pop-up Karl holograms!
So take a surfing safari with Dr Karl and get ready to Hang Ten -- or wipe out.
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM just loves science to pieces, and has been spreading the word in print, on TV and radio and online for more than thirty years. The author of 47 books, Dr Karl is a lifetime student with degrees in physics and mathematics, biomedical engineering, medicine and surgery. He has worked as a physicist, labourer, roadie for bands, car mechanic, filmmaker, biomedical engineer, taxi driver, TV weatherman, and medical doctor at the Children's Hospital in Sydney. Since 1995, Dr Karl has been the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney. In 2019 he was awarded the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularisation of Science, of which previous recipients include Margaret Mead, David Attenborough, Bertrand Russell and David Suzuki.