Storm in a Teacup
The Physics of Everyday Life
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2016
Bantam Press (Verlag)
978-0-593-07543-2 (ISBN)
Bantam Press (Verlag)
978-0-593-07543-2 (ISBN)
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This book links the little things – the unexpected pinkness of blueberry jam or the way the air smells before it rains – with the big in a book that will alter the way you see the world. Helen Czerski shows how the familiar, from coffee stains to ketchup bottles, can shed light on Antarctic winds, medical tests and our future energy needs.
Did you know that it is the small amount of water contained in popcorn that, when heated, blows the kernel inside out? Or that this science also explains the lungs of a whale, a popping champagne cork and a supersonic jet?
Hidden in familiar, everyday objects is the science that explains the human body, planet Earth and the way our civilisations works. And once you know the principle involved in boiling an egg, or sticking a magnet to a fridge, or jumping into a pool of water, pieces of a much larger puzzle will slot into place.
Beautifully written and accessible for all, this leaves the reader empowered to make their own observations, and most importantly it is enormous fun.
Did you know that it is the small amount of water contained in popcorn that, when heated, blows the kernel inside out? Or that this science also explains the lungs of a whale, a popping champagne cork and a supersonic jet?
Hidden in familiar, everyday objects is the science that explains the human body, planet Earth and the way our civilisations works. And once you know the principle involved in boiling an egg, or sticking a magnet to a fridge, or jumping into a pool of water, pieces of a much larger puzzle will slot into place.
Beautifully written and accessible for all, this leaves the reader empowered to make their own observations, and most importantly it is enormous fun.
Helen Czerski was born in Manchester. She is a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at University College London. As a physicist she studies the bubbles underneath breaking waves in the open ocean to understand their effects on weather and climate. Helen regularly presents BBC programmes on physics, the ocean and the atmosphere – recent series include Colour: The Spectrum of Science, Orbit, Operation Iceberg, Super Senses, Dara O’Briain’s Science Club, as well as programmes on bubbles, the sun and our weather. She is also a columnist for Focus magazine, shortlisted for PPA columnist of the year in 2014, and has written numerous articles for national newspapers. She lives in London.
Erscheinungsdatum | 25.10.2016 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 153 x 233 mm |
Gewicht | 422 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-593-07543-9 / 0593075439 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-593-07543-2 / 9780593075432 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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