{"product_id":"ka-boom-the-science-of-extremes","title":"Ka-boom! by David Darling (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Darling travels through space and time to find the largest, smallest, stickiest, loudest, quietest, fastest, slowest, heaviest and brightest…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat’s the brightest light on Earth? The coldest corner of the universe? The blackest material ever made? The most poisonous substance in nature?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘You will learn something new in every chapter, on every page and probably in every paragraph. Hugely entertaining.’ Kit Yates, author of The Maths of Life and Death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKa-boom! probes extremes of size and speed, depth and density, and reveals the stickiest, sweetest, smelliest and nastiest substances known to science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an unabashed celebration of the exceptional, David Darling takes an enlightening journey through the universe’s weirdest and most wonderful extremes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Travel to far-flung galaxies in pursuit of habitable planets and extra-terrestrial life.\u003cbr\u003e * Journey to the rainforests of South America and discover the top-speed of the notoriously sluggish sloth.\u003cbr\u003e * Find out how Earth’s hardiest creatures – tardigrades or ‘water bears’ – ended up living on the moon.\u003cbr\u003e * And meet the scientists and engineers using these quirks of nature to design faster computers, produce greener energy and revolutionise space travel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somiibooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53930900914519,"sku":"9780861548033","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9780861548033.jpg?v=1783085201","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/ka-boom-the-science-of-extremes","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}