What If?: Book Guide, Author and Facts
What If? by Randall Munroe: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by signature xkcd comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with
Quick facts about What If?
- Title: What If?
- Author: Randall Munroe
- First published: 1980
- Genre: mathematics, statistics, miscellanea
- OpenLibrary ID: OL17095301W
Where to read What If?
What If? by Randall Munroe is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is What If? about?
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic.
Who wrote What If??
What If? was written by Randall Munroe.
When was What If? published?
What If? was first published in 1980.
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