What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
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Ainsworth Public Library - Main Library
Y 500 MUN
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Y 500 MUN
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
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| Ainsworth Public Library - Main Library | Y 500 MUN | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Free Library - Nonfiction - 2nd Floor | 500 MUN | On Shelf | ||
| Brooks Memorial Library - Nonfiction - Mezzanine | 500 MUN | On Shelf | ||
| Deborah Rawson Memorial Library - Nonfiction | 500 MUN | GMBA 2016-2017 | On Shelf | |
| Dorset Village Public Library | 502.07 MUNROE | On Shelf | ||
| Fletcher Memorial Library - Nonfiction - Youth Library | J500 Mun | GMBA 2016-2017 | On Shelf |
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Book
Physical Desc
xii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Green Mountain Book Award Selection 2016-2017.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-303).
Citation/References
Library Journal, October 2014
Description
"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by signature xkcd comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with updated and expanded versions of the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? will be required reading for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical. "--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Munroe, R. (2014). What if?: serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Munroe, Randall. 2014. What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Munroe, Randall. What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Munroe, Randall. What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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