The Resource What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions, by Randall Munroe
What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions, by Randall Munroe
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The item What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions, by Randall Munroe represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions, by Randall Munroe represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 6 audio discs (6 1/2 hr.)
- Note
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- Title from web page
- Compact discs
- "Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container
- Isbn
- 9781483030180
- Label
- What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
- Title
- What if?
- Title remainder
- serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
- Statement of responsibility
- by Randall Munroe
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- BLACP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Munroe, Randall
- Dewey number
- 500
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- LC call number
- Q173
- LC item number
- .M965 2014ab
- Literary text for sound recordings
- other
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Wil Wheaton
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Wheaton, Wil
- Blackstone Audio, Inc
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Science
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions, by Randall Munroe
- Note
-
- Title from web page
- Compact discs
- "Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
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- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
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- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1568062
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 6 audio discs (6 1/2 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781483030180
- Isbn Type
- (library ed.)
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital, CD audio
- Publisher number
- Z9975
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1568062
- (OCoLC)884262973
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions, by Randall Munroe
- Note
-
- Title from web page
- Compact discs
- "Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1568062
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 6 audio discs (6 1/2 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781483030180
- Isbn Type
- (library ed.)
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital, CD audio
- Publisher number
- Z9975
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1568062
- (OCoLC)884262973
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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