Randall Munroe What If? Book

'What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions' is a popular science book written by Randall Munroe, the creator of the webcomic xkcd. Originally published in English in 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the US, this specific edition is the German translation titled 'What If? Was wäre wenn?'.

This edition is published by Penguin Verlag, a German imprint. The Penguin brand originated in the UK in 1935 as a division of Bodley Head, founded by Allen Lane. Today, the Penguin brand is part of Penguin Random House, one of the 'Big Five' English-language publishers. The ultimate ownership lies with the German media giant Bertelsmann. While the intellectual property originates from the United States, this physical copy in German is manufactured and printed in Germany for the DACH market.