Randall Munroe~SIGNED/DATED/DOODLED~What If?~1st/1st HC~Photos++ xkcd

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WHAT IF?Serious Scientific Answersto Absurd Hypothetical QuestionsByRandall MunroeA Great Gift Idea ! - for a friend - or just for yourself ! Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, New York 2014. Hardcover. S IGNED! S IGNED & D ATED! S IGNED! Beautiful, Brand New! First Edition, First Printing! Personally SIGNED and DATED (2014-09-05), with a stick man drawing, by Randall Munroe directly on the full title page. (NOT signed to anyone) BONUS: Photos of Randall Munroe at his NYC signing event, plus a copy of the event announcement, will be included with the book. Book is in Brand New Condition and unread, opened only to be signed. No marks, no inscriptions. Full number line - 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Dust jacket is in Brand New Condition, NOT price-clipped, and comes in a protective mylar cover. A Must Have For Any Randall Munroe - xkcd Fan !!~ A BEAUTIFUL AUTOGRAPHED FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING FOR COLLECTORS ~From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.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 9 0 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 updated and expanded versions of the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? will be required reading for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.Reviews"What If? is one of my Internet must-reads, and I look forward to each new installment, and always read it with delight." --Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing"Randall Munroe is a national treasure." --Phil Plait"For scientists, the price of progress is specialization. When the goal of any researcher is to lay claim to a tiny niche in a crowded discipline, it's hard for laypeople to find answers to the really important interdisciplinary questions. Questions like, 'Is it possible to build a jetpack using downward-firing machine guns?' Fortunately, such people can turn to Randall Munroe, the author of the XKCD comic strip loved by fans of internet culture. . . . For Munroe, who writes with a clarity and wit honed over eight years of writing captions for his webcomic, the fact that a question might be impossible to solve is no deterrent to pursuing it." --Wall Street Journal Speakeasy blog"By speaking the language of geeks. . . while dealing with relationships and the meaning of a computer-centric life, xkcd has become required reading for techies across the world....The Internet has also created a bond between Mr. Munroe and his readers that is exceptional. They reenact in real life the odd ideas he puts forward in his strip." --The New York Times"With his steady regimen of math jokes, physics jokes, and antisocial optimism, xkcd creator Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist, scores traffic numbers in NBC.com or Oprah.com territory. One key to the strip's success may be that it doesn't just comment on nerd culture, it embodies nerd culture." --Wired, in an issue featuring "the people who have shaped the planet's past 20 years""Sometimes the beloved geek-chic webcomic xkcd is funny in a broadly accessible way. Sometimes it's achingly poignant, sometimes it's socially intelligent, and sometimes it's esoteric humor that programmers or scientists have to explain to the rest of us. But at its most ambitious, it either packs massive amounts of interesting information into a small space, or engages in breathtaking experiments with the medium....[A]t its best [xkcd] isn't a strip comic so much as an idea factory and a shared experience." --Onion AV ClubAbout the AuthorRandall Munroe is the author of the popular webcomic xkcd and the science question-and-answer blog What If. Randall was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and grew up outside Richmond, Virginia. After studying physics at Christopher Newport University, he got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006, he left NASA to draw comics on the internet full-time, supporting himself through the sale of xkcd t-shirts, prints, posters, and books. He likes candlelight dinners and long walks on the beach. Very long walks. Lots of people say they like long walks on the beach, but then they get out on the beach and after just an hour or two, they say they're getting tired. Bring a tent. He lives in Massachusetts.Please Check out my other items ! *** FREE PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING TO US RESIDENTS *** Shipping & Handling: Standard shipping to U.S. buyers is via USPS Priority Mail and includes Insurance. (Estimated delivery time according to USPS is about 2 - 4 business days). Express Mail is available upon request for additional fees. International rates may be higher depending on destination. Please email questions. 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