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The Left Hand of the Electron

by Isaac Asimov · 1972

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This book does not answer all your questions, but it does takes care of a wide range of them. In seventeen complete and witty discussions, Isaac Asimov talks about six of his favorite problems.

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What's so special-chemically-about water? Was Shakespeare's science any good? Are yin and yang valid scientific principles? Maybe these aren't the questions that keep you up at night, but the facts behind them are among the most fascinating in the world.

Who could explain them better than the fabulous Isaac Asimov?

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