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Bang!: The Ultimate Book of Explosions Big and Small
Bang The Ultimate Book of Explosions Big and Small Author:Rod Green 15 billion years ago an enormous blast set off a chain of events that would begin the creation of the universe. If anyone had been around they would have no doubt witnessed a tremendous boom, a huge explosion, a big bang. The world has, since that moment, spent much time making things explode! — This is the ultimate guide to all bangs -- big and ... more »small, natural and man-made -- from the controlled to the catastrophic, from the extraordinary to the extra-terrestrial. Brimming with color images, from the contained explosion which brings down a tower block to the uncontrollable roar as the earth's crust is ripped apart. Along the way we will learn some amazing facts -- how the ancient Chinese made gunpowder (and then fired rockets out of bamboo poles), the science behind the kettle drum, the secrets of plastic explosives and gamma ray bursts and the mysterious explosions in deep space which baffle and excite scientists.
Both funny and fascinating and crammed full of exciting photographs and illustrations, Bang! The ultimate book of explosions big and small is the definitive handbook to all things that go bang.« less