Format:
Book
Author:
Czerski, Helen, 1978- author.
Title:
Storm in a teacup : the physics of everyday life / Helen Czerski.
Edition:
First American edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
©2016
Description:
275 pages ; 24 cm
Summary:
In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, or innovative medical testing. She guides us through the principles of gases; gravity; size; and time. Along the way, she provides answers to vexing questions: How does water travel from the roots of a redwood tree to its crown? How do ducks keep their feet warm when walking on ice? Why does milk, when added to tea, look like billowing storm clouds?
Subjects:
Physics -- Miscellanea.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Popcorn and rockets -- What goes up must come down -- Small is beautiful -- A moment in time -- Making waves -- Why don't ducks get cold feet? -- Spoons, spirals and Sputnik -- When opposites attract -- A sense of perspective.
LCCN:
2016046555
ISBN:
9780393248968 (hardcover)
0393248968 (hardcover)
Other Number:
951070862
System Availability:
14
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
3483152
Call Number:
530
Course Reserves:
0
# System items in:
14