Munching Maggots, Noah's Flood & TV Heart Attacks: And Other Cataclysmic Science Moments

by Karl Kruszelnicki

Are you curious about science? At last, you can learn the answers to all of your nagging scientific questions, such as . . . What is that gunk on my car after a long road trip? What do I have to do to get a star named after me? Does my name grant me superhero-like powers? Is maggot therapy the next medical trend? Explore the answers to these questions and more curiosities of science with Karl Kruszelnicki's unique fusion of bizarre yet amazingly true...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047137850X
• ISBN13: 9780471378501
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

FINISHED IT IN A DAY

There are so many interesting bits of information in this book that i just couldn't put it down. For a science book, it sure is approachable. A couple of days after reading this book, I was regurgitating factoids all over the place and impressing my family and friends big time.