David Bodanis took the life's work of one of history's greatest geniuses and made it "astonishingly understandable" (Parade) to the everyday reader. In this book, he takes us through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the science beneath the surface-from the billions of bacteria traveling from shower to toilet to toothbrush, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words-on an extraordinary tour.