Randall Munroe is the author of the popular webcomic xkcd and the science question-and-answer blog What If. Randall was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and grew up outside Richmond, Virginia. After studying physics at Christopher Newport University, he got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006, he left NASA to draw comics on the internet full-time, supporting himself through the sale of xkcd t-shirts, prints, posters, and books. He likes candlelight dinners and long walks on the beach. Very long walks. Lots of people say they like long walks on the beach, but then they get out on the beach and after just an hour or two, they say they're getting tired. Bring a tent. He lives in Massachusetts.
发表于2025-01-31
What If? 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书
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评分小的时候,曾经问我妈:“如果我们住在零下一百度的地方会怎么样?如果我把自己锁在一栋有一万把锁的房子里面会怎么样呢,别人要用多久找到我?我们真的是猿猴进化来的吗,猿猴又是从哪里来的,为什么我不是女娲造出来的啊……” 当时,我妈敲了敲我的头,说:“净想些乱...
评分怎么说呢?作为给小白看的科普读物,又讲解的不够细致跟清楚,让我看的时候不停有疑问,而书里又没有给出答案,比如第一个例子中潮汐力是什么,潮汐锁定的地外行星又是什么?作者就这样用了,也不解释原因,第二个例子里为什么空气快速撞上棒球就会发生核聚变,又射出伽马射线...
评分本文发表于《三联生活周刊》微信公众号 http://weibo.com/1191965271/Ckm3l0PEe?type=comment#_rnd1448165673192 5月19日,比尔·盖茨在他的博客上推荐了7本夏日读物:《出格夸张法》、《现实的魔力》、What If?、XKCD、《如何用统计学撒谎》、《我们该吃肉吗?》、《论免...
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From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following.
Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last?
In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by signature xkcd comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion.
The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with updated and expanded versions of the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? will be required reading for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.
可能是一种新型的脱口秀形式
评分讲得太认真到都看不下去了= =
评分非常有趣,没有晦涩的公式,但也不是插科打诨的科普。用漫画和轻松的描述展现一个个脑洞大开的问题背后的物理图像,非常棒。
评分大大地满足了我强烈的好奇心,里面有很多科幻小说梗,而且行文风格诙谐幽默。。作者的回答淋漓尽致,所有的可能性也都一并回答了,太爽了。。
评分大大地满足了我强烈的好奇心,里面有很多科幻小说梗,而且行文风格诙谐幽默。。作者的回答淋漓尽致,所有的可能性也都一并回答了,太爽了。。
What If? 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书