- Published: 15 October 2024
- ISBN: 9780241376386
- Imprint: Viking
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $42.99
It's a Gas
The Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World
- Published: 15 October 2024
- ISBN: 9780241376386
- Imprint: Viking
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $42.99
It's not just a gas, it’s a blast. A brilliant, bracing journey though the past, present and future of the invisible stuff you can’t see, but is everywhere. Read this book and you'll never see, smell or inhale the world quite the same again
Ed Conway, author of Material World
Hugely enjoyable. From the bouncy castle to poison gas, from The Wizard of Oz to cappuccinos, this book has it all: plenty of belly laughs, but also warnings about the state of our world
Andrea Sella, chemist and broadcaster
An exhilarating journey through the invisible wonders that shape our world. With seamless storytelling and scientific flair, Mark unveils the captivating personalities of gases that fizz, pop, numb, smell, warm, and soar, illuminating the extraordinary role they play in our lives
Roger Highfield, Science Director at the Science Museum
Mark Miodownik is an exceptionally talented scientist, writer and communicator, and in this book he brings the invisible world of gas to vivid, visible life
Sophie Scott, author of The Brain: 10 Things You Should Know