Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell

and they have shaped our history the same way a gardener trims a topiary

Nobody's Gettin' It" - each of which begins with a hilarious

computer buildings (datacenters)

Whether or not you notice them

Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words James Clerk MaxwellBy Randall Munroe. Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, "ten hundred") most common words to provide simple explanations for some of the most interesting stuff there is, including: food heating radio boxes (microwaves) tall roads (bridges) computer buildings