From the bestselling authors behind Science(ish) and Hollywood Wants to Kill You…
A fascinating free ebook about the science of viruses – all told through the Hollywood blockbuster Contagion.
Viruses can spread faster than fear – but where do they come from? What makes them so powerful? And how do we stop them spreading like wildfire?
With wit and intelligence, Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks explore the science of pandemics, from the Black Death to the Coronavirus. Packed with illustrations and fascinating facts, Contagion is a captivating handbook to the real science behind the greatest public health emergency of recent times.
About the author
Rick Edwards is a writer and television presenter. He is the host of BBC 1's quiz !mpossible. Rick has a Natural Sciences degree from Cambridge but only dimly recalls it.
Dr Michael Brooks is an author, journalist, and consultant for New Scientist. His biggest accomplishment to date is not the Ph D in Quantum Physics – it's writing Rick's favourite popular science book, 13 Things That Don't Make Sense.
Together they were the authors of Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind the Movies and Hollywood Wants to Kill You: The Peculiar Science of Death in the Movies.
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