The Science Magpie is nominated as Physics World’s Book of the Year 2012!

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The Science Magpie is nominated as Physics World's Book of the Year 2012!Physics World has chosen The Science Magpie: A hoard of fascinating facts, stories, poems, diagrams and jokes, plucked from science and its history as one of its Top 10 books of 2012!

Here’s what they say about the book:
‘Books of science trivia are a dime a dozen here at Physics World’s reviews desk. Really good books of science trivia aren’t nearly as common. Simon Flynn’s grab-bag of stories from all branches of science exudes enthusiasm, breathing fresh life into a venerable format.’ Find out more about the award here.

It was also reviewed in the latest issue of Physics World: ‘The Science Magpie is an easy and enjoyable read, and it will surely give you a host of new jokes and tales for the pub’.

The Science Magpie is available now and you can find more about it here and on sciencemagpie.com.