Awards

• Winner of 1st Prize (Best Series) - New York Book Show 2007

Overview

What makes a quark? How many quarks make a proton? How many protons make an oxygen atom? How many oxygen atoms make a carbon dioxide molecule? How many carbon atoms make you? In this accessible little book, packed with helpful diagrams and interesting information, science writer Matt Tweed takes us on a whirlwind tour into the tiny realms, the stuff we are all made of, the building blocks of the material world, the elements of chemisty.

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"Wooden Books are: ""Fascinating"" FINANCIAL TIMES. ""Beautiful"" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. ""Rich and Artful"" THE LANCET. ""Genuinely mind-expanding"" FORTEAN TIMES. ""Excellent"" NEW SCIENTIST. ""Stunning"" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas."

Wooden Books are: ""Fascinating"" FINANCIAL TIMES. ""Beautiful"" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. ""Rich and Artful"" THE LANCET. ""Genuinely mind-expanding"" FORTEAN TIMES. ""Excellent"" NEW SCIENTIST. ""Stunning"" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

Author Information

Matt Tweed is a science author, illustrator and games designer, with a deep interest in the mechanics of reality. In his spare time he is also a music producer and sitar / bass player for a number of well-known bands. He studied electronics at Kings College, London and sound art in Hull before running away with the eco-protests, and now lives on a boat in Cornwall with a semi-sentient labradoodle called Bob.

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