A Really Short History of Nearly Everything

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The atom: Ever atom is mode from three kinds of particles - Protons, which have a positive electrical charge; Electrons, which have a negative electrical charge; And neutrons, which have no charge” Which makes me think of what one granddaughter (almost 4 years old) would ask me, “What makes up a Protons?

Time periods covering billions of years and the size of a bacteria are difficult concepts for grown-ups too.Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything" seemed perfect, but when I started reading that, it soon turned out it wasn't quite simple enough for my poor little brain. Her lab books are kept in lead-lined boxes and those who wish to see them must put on protective clothing.

P62 ‘Radioactivity is so harmful and long-lasting that even now Marie Curie’s papers are too dangerous to handle. Only about half of the book really engaged them and then only about a quarter was understood, but this still means that they've learnt heaps. The net effect including humanities' contribution however is tipping the balance in favor of the global warming argument.

I was amused to find this "really short" version of it, and it's super-super-abridged (I mean, the original is 500+ pages and this one is less than 200 and with pictures) but it's still packed with lots of useful and interesting information and it really does cover nearly everything, from the beginning of the universe up until what we're doing to our planet now, it's a hell of a ride. The "Grown-Ups" version is one of my favourite non-fiction books, so reading the children's version to my 6 and 8 year olds as bedtime reading was a no-brainer.

A billion more each came from Buddha and Genghis Khan and Beethoven, and any other historical figure you care to name. Few books have been as influential on my life as Bill Bryson’s A Very Brief History of Nearly Everything. A few editions in audiobook form are also available, including an abridged version read by the author, and at least three unabridged versions. Ook hun karakter, anekdotes en hun onderzoek wordt op een toegankelijke manier beschreven ook geschikt voor niet-wetenschappers. Some parts were completely beyond them; the structure of DNA and the basics of genetics were a real struggle; I would have been better skimming over that section.Rather, space curves in a way which allows it to have no actual edge or boundary, but at the same time allows it to be finite” Words do that as they can bring us to places that we can’t imagine imagining. The book received generally favourable reviews, with reviewers citing the book as informative, well-written, and entertaining. In the 20th century we entered a “century of science where many people wouldn’t understand anything and no one understand everything. In The Lost Continent, Bill Bryson's hilarious first travel book, he chronicled a trip in his mother's Chevy around small town America. Está bien que mezcle hechos importantes, con anécdotas curiosas y a veces irrelevantes que hacen la lectura más entretenida.

Furthermore, he discusses the possibility of the Earth being struck by a meteorite and reflects on human capabilities of spotting a meteor before it impacts the Earth, and the extensive damage that such an event would cause. It had an illustration that captivated him–a diagram showing Earth’s interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and removed about a quarter of its bulk. I must confess here too that just reading to my children for 30 minutes a night is, perhaps, some of the best 30 minutes of my entire day. Bill Bryson has also written several highly praised books on the English language, including Mother Tongue and Made in America. So when the YA version caught my eye, I jumped to the chance to learn stuff about nearly everything again.As an abridged version intended for younger readers, this volume might be helpful to middle school science teachers for creating curriculum.