Physicist Russell Stannard is, to thousands of British children, Uncle
Albert, the science teacher we all wish we’d had. His latest collection, Ask
Uncle Albert: 100 ½ Tricky Science Questions Answered, is what every pestered
parent has been praying for. Published by Faber & Faber, £4.99, ISBN
0571194362.
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