Science's Trickiest Questions: 402 Questions That Will Stump, Amuse, and Surprise

308 Pages·1994·4.574 MB·English

by  Paul Kuttner

"Paul Kuttner makes science a remarkable
and nourishing adventure—you'll want to
digest this book at the 'speed of light'!"
-COLIN RONAN,
AUTHOR OF SCIENCE EXPLAINED
T r i c k i e s t
' %02 QUESTIONS THAT WILL
STUMP, AMUSE, AND SURPRISE
P a w l K w ttner
Author of HISTORY'S TRICKIEST QUESTIONS and
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT'S TRICKIEST QUESTIONS
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T R I C K I E S T

ALSO BY PAUL KUTTNER
FICTION
The Man Who Lost Everything
Condemned
Absolute Proof
The Iron Virgin
NONFICTION
History’s Trickiest Questions
Arts and Entertainment’s Trickiest Questions

402
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Questions That Will Stump,
Amuse, and Surprise
PAUL KUTTNER
AN OWL BOOK / HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY / NEW YORK
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kuttner, Paul.
Science’s trickiest questions : 402 questions that will stump,.
amuse, and surprise / Paul Kuttner.—1st Owl bk. ed.
p. cm.
“An Owl book."
Includes index.
1. Science—Miscellanea. I. Title.
Q173.K98 1994
500—dc20 94-5954
C1P
ISBN 0-8050-2873-0
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