Don’t think this is Science for Dummies or that simply because it is bite-sized an explanation is easy to swallow: if you dropped science before Matric, this is not the right place to pick it up again.

If however you’re just a bit rusty on xenotransplants, magneto hydrodynamics, abiogenesis, quarks and the like, and want a quick 100 word précis to bring you back up to speed, Science 1001 is probably just the book you need.

As long as you are not misled into thinking that this is Science 101, you will find explanations ranging over the entire spectrum from physics to chemistry, biology and space – even social and applied science. A brilliant book – for boffins. ( )