30-second theories : the 50 most thought-provoking theories in science, each explained in half a minute /
Thirty-second theories
editor, Paul Parsons ; foreword, Martin Rees ; contributors, Jim Al-Khalili ... [et al.].
- Toronto, ON : Prospero Books, 2017, c2014.
- 160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
When it comes to big science, very few things are conclusively known. From Quantum Mechanics to Natural Selection, what we have instead are theories - ideas explain why things happen the way they do.