{"product_id":"blue-genes-and-polyester-plants-365-more-suprising-scientific-facts-breakthroughs-and-discoveries-9780471145752","title":"Blue Genes and Polyester Plants: 365 More Suprising Scientific Facts, Breakthroughs, and Discoveries","description":"What is the world's largest single-celled organism? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What type of grass can support more weight per square inch thanconcrete? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What male mammal makes breast milk? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why are dancing cockroaches so fascinating to mathematicians? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Get ready to find out fascinating facts about everything from blueroses and deep earthquakes to singing sand dunes and tickinghourglasses. Blue Genes and Polyester Plants takes you on a livelytour of the universe's astonishing oddities and extremes. Based oncutting-edge scientific research, here are hundreds of juicytidbits culled from every corner of science--including biology, medicine, engineering, technology, zoology, chemistry, andastronomy. This exciting overview of modern science is sure toinform, entertain, and astound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Bertsch McGrayne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.88h x 5.95w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471145752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHARON BERTSCH McGRAYNE is the author of 365 Surprising Scientific Facts, Breakthroughs, and Discoveries (also published by Wiley) and Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174846693491,"sku":"9.78047E+12","price":20.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_27b8143a-6456-41fc-b05f-ab9b977fb084.jpg?v=1751716765","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/blue-genes-and-polyester-plants-365-more-suprising-scientific-facts-breakthroughs-and-discoveries-9780471145752","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}