| Description |
255 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| Summary |
The Infographic Guide to Science uses visual design to illustrate more than 100 concepts from scientific disciplines and related fields of study including physics, cosmology, chemistry, earth science, biology, medicine, engineering, and computer technology. The progression of scientific theory and discoveries from the Big Bang to Artificial Intelligence are covered in four sections: The Universe (geometry of the universe, universal matter, thermodynamics, chemical bonds, supernovas, nuclear fission), Earth (planet formation, rocketry and exploration, lithosphere, extreme weather, aqueous chemistry, nucleic acid), Life (great oxygenation event, chromosomes, multicellular precambrian life, gills vs. lungs, evolution of grasses), Humans (Leakey-Laetoli footprints, language instinct, muscularskeletal system, brain development, emotion, futurology). |
| Contents |
Universe -- Earth -- Life -- Human. |
| Subject |
Science -- Miscellanea.
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Science -- Pictorial works.
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Visual communication in science.
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Communication in science -- Graphic methods.
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Science -- Graphic methods.
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Information visualization.
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Science. (OCoLC)fst01108176
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| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01921748
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Illustrated works. (OCoLC)fst01423873
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Miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01423854
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Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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Illustrated works.
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| ISBN |
9781770857919 (paperback) |
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1770857915 (paperback) |
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