Publication

2015 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Language

English

Word Count

16,250 words, Guess

Page Count

65 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100544668251
  • ISBN-139780544668256
  • OCLC Control Number915741565
  • Better World Books9780544668256
  • Open LibraryOL25899644M

Classifications

  • LCCQ173
  • LCCQ173 .M964 2015

Description

The creator of the webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and just ten hundred common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple WordsHardcoverHoughton Mifflin Harcourt2015-01-01
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