Illustrations by Andrew Weldon
Imagine being caught in a river of molten lava, watching life as you know it go up in flames. Or being the first to discover the missing ingredient for gunpowder. Since the dawn of time, people have found bigger and better ways of blowing things up. Gory, bizarre, explosive, this book explains the how, why, where and when of the world's biggest bangs.
Irreverent, sassy and addictive, 'Big Bangs' explores the history and science of man-made and natural explosions, including volcanoes, lightning, gunpowder, nuclear bombs and big bangs in astronomy. With gruesome anecdotes and fictional sequences that slap the reader right into the middle of the action, this is a book that will absorb and captivate the most reluctant reader.
