Dr Karl's Random Road Trip Through Science

Book Description:

In this, his 45th book, Dr Karl goes full kolour, with brilliant and funny illustrations to match his dress sense. So take a technikolour trip through science with the intrepid Dr Karl, Australia's favourite science guru.

Q: HOW MANY DR KARL BOOKS ARE THERE IN THE UNIVERSE?

A: MORE THAN A MILLION!

Dr Karl is on a mission to track down Awe and Wonder in the Universe.

Why do wombats poo cubes?

What nearly destroyed humanity on Halloween 2015?

How do you use an incinerating toilet?

Find out why we've sent a spacecraft with Dr Karl's name on it to kiss the Sun, whether cannibalism is nutritious, and the answer to the Biggeset Question of All - why does spaghetti always break into three pieces? Plus a whole lot more.

So strap in and get ready for a random ride through the Universe. Who knows where you'll end up!

About the Author

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM just loves science to pieces, and has been spreading the word in print, on TV and radio and online for more than thirty years. The author of 45 books, Dr Karl is a lifetime student with degrees in physics and mathematics, biomedical engineering, medicine and surgery. He has worked as a physicist, labourer, roadie for bands, car mechanic, filmmaker, biomedical engineer, taxi driver, TV weatherman, and medical doctor at the Children's Hospital in Sydney.

Dr Karl has test driven four-wheel-drives through the Australian Outback for two decades, covering fifteen of the seventeen deserts. Since 1995, he has been the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney.

Find out more at QBD Books