Randall Munroe
Auteur de What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
A propos de l'auteur
Randall Munroe was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 17, 1984. He received a degree in physics from Christopher Newport University. He got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006, he left NASA to draw comics on the internet full-time. He is the author of the popular afficher plus webcomic xkcd, the science question-and-answer blog What If, and the New York Times bestseller What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Randall Munroe [credit: Wikimedia Commons user Petehume]
Séries
Œuvres de Randall Munroe
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (2014) 6,802 exemplaires, 218 critiques
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems (2019) 1,732 exemplaires, 48 critiques
What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (2022) — Auteur — 941 exemplaires, 21 critiques
Randall Munroe Collection 3 Books Bundle (Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words [Hardcover],Xkcd: Volume… (2016) 1 exemplaire
Radiation Dose Chart 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die (2010) — Contributeur — 977 exemplaires, 41 critiques
Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure (2016) — Illustrateur — 659 exemplaires, 18 critiques
The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job (Springer Praxis Books) (2018) — Avant-propos — 45 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Munroe, Randall
- Nom légal
- Munroe, Randall Patrick
- Date de naissance
- 1984-10-17
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Pays (pour la carte)
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
- Études
- Christopher Newport College (BS|2006 - Physics)
Chesterfield County Mathematics and Science High School - Professions
- webcomic artist
roboticist
programmer
cartoonist
Membres
Discussions
What if?-type thought experiments, physics, NF à Name that Book (Août 2015)
Critiques
I am just not smart enough to retain the smartness in this book and I am not afraid to admit it, lol!
I am sure it was super well-researched and many people would be fascinated by the questions and answers, but it’s probably already all fallen out of my head since I listened to it.
I am sure it was super well-researched and many people would be fascinated by the questions and answers, but it’s probably already all fallen out of my head since I listened to it.
Absurdist and informative-- the best combination there is. A perfect continuation from the original, which is also a favourite of mine
1st read: May 2022
2nd read: February 2024
Original review:
I absolutely loved this book. The author did a great job writing things so that I could understand the science and enjoy the sheer ridiculousness described in this book. I'm so excited for the sequel, which is expected in September. (Yay!)
2nd read: February 2024
Original review:
I absolutely loved this book. The author did a great job writing things so that I could understand the science and enjoy the sheer ridiculousness described in this book. I'm so excited for the sequel, which is expected in September. (Yay!)
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- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 4
- Membres
- 12,583
- Popularité
- #1,860
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 353
- ISBN
- 129
- Langues
- 21
- Favoris
- 11
I really love that we can ask physics ridiculous questions like, “What kind of gas mileage would my house get on the highway?” and physics has to answer us.
And equations, too! And...and, more than 150 references at the end to jump off and rabbit-hole myself.
[How to Predict the Weather]
When people talk about the weather in their particular location, they often repeat an old saying: “If you don’t like the weather in [insert location here], just wait five minutes.” Like every clever saying, it’s often attributed to Mark Twain. In this case, he probably did actually say it, but if it turns out he didn’t, you can just attribute it to Dorothy Parker or Oscar Wilde. People repeat this quote just about everywhere in the temperate zones, because weather changes all the time and we’re constantly surprised by it for some reason.
And…
We humans are good at being surprised by predictable changes. Every time I see a friend with their baby, I feel the urge to comment, "Oh, you've grown since I last saw you!" Apparently some part of me expects babies to stay the same size or get smaller over time.
[How to Power Your House]
Your yard has lots of easily reachable space—could you trigger vacuum decay and solve your problems forever? To answer this question, I contacted astrophysicist and end-of-the-universe expert Dr. Katie Mack. I asked Dr. Mack how much power would be released if someone triggered vacuum decay in their yard, and whether it could be harnessed to power their home. Her response: “Please do not do that.”
These are fascinating: equations of motion under constant power.
Elementary physics classes commonly analyze motion under constant force, and students may see those equations so often they learn them by heart. The equations of motion under constant power, with different exponents and coefficients, are a little more obscure. They're outlined in a 1930 paper by Lloyd W. Taylor of Oberlin College titled The Laws of Motion Under Constant Power.
I need to find that paper.… (plus d'informations)