Can Reindeer fly ? - Science of Christmas

Informationen zum Autor Roger Highfield was the Science Editor of the DAILY TELEGRAPH and is now the Editor of the NEW SCIENTIST. He broadcasts frequently on radio and television. Klappentext An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas. 'This book fizzes with fun' Sunday Telegraph 'I love it' Carol Vordeman 'A perfect present' A C Grayling, Financial Times How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.) This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size. An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas. Zusammenfassung An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas. 'The strangest book I have ever read ... I loved it!' Spectator

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Roger Highfield, Highfield Roger
• Editore: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.11.2002
• EAN: 9780753813669
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-1366-9
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 133 mm x 196 mm x 23 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Fumetti, cartoni, humour, satira; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Christmas, popular science, SCIENCE / General