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This book is a Q-and-A tour for anyone with a curious mind. It focuses on the beauty and excitement of science rather than the details. It is an effort to stimulate everyone's scientific curiosity. It includes some mysteries, strange phenomena, and extremes in nature. It covers some interesting historical episodes. It sheds light on some common myths.
In this book, answers to a collection of over five hundred questions are provided in a conversational style. The objective is to simplify the scientific concepts and make them comprehensible, relevant, and enjoyable for all readers.
This book covers topics such as the history of science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, paleontology, technology, and astronomy. It includes modern ideas such as quantum theory, chaos theory, and dark energy. It offers the reader a whistle-stop tour of science.
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