TY - BOOK AU - Evans,Jon TI - Understand science SN - 9780071775335 AV - Q162 .E885 2011 U1 - 500 PY - 2011/// CY - London, [Place of publication not identified] PB - Hodder Education, McGraw-Hill KW - Science KW - fast N1 - At head of title: Teach yourself; Includes bibliographical references and index; How we got here. Bang, we're off ; Molecules in space ; Recipe for a solar system ; Life begins ; Evolution and extinction -- Way of all flesh. Life in sequence ; From the bottom up ; Getting it on ; Man the defences ; Attack of the nerves -- Earth, wind and fire. Ground beneath our feet ; Shake, rattle and roll ; Earth rocks ; Wet and windy ; Stormy weather -- We have the technology. Full of energy ; Coming in waves ; Information overload ; Pedal to the metal ; It's alive -- When science goes bad. Fraud, fakery and fantasy ; Shocks and scares ; Hot enough for you? ; Apocalypse now ; Know your limits -- Science of the future. Back to the future ; A.I. ; Innerspace ; A space odyssey ; Things to come N2 - Covers all of the essential facts on all key areas from evolution and cell biology to star formation and plate tectonics. The essential introductory guide for a journey of discovery through physics, chemistry, biology, and more ER -