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How Everything Works
Louis A. Bloomfield
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Description for How Everything Works
Paperback. familiar examples from everyday life and modern technology, this book explains the seemingly inexplicable phenomena we encounter all around us. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1334.
By explaining the physics behind ordinary objects, this book unravels the mysteries of how things work. Using familiar examples from everyday life and modern technology, this book explains the seemingly inexplicable phenomena we encounter all around us. As it examines everything from roller coasters to radio, musical instruments to makeup, and knuckleballs to nuclear weapons, How Everything Works provides the answers to such questions as why the sky is blue, why metal is a problem in microwave ovens, and why some clothes require dry cleaning. With fascinating and fun real-life examples that provide the answers to scores of questions, How ... Read more
By explaining the physics behind ordinary objects, this book unravels the mysteries of how things work. Using familiar examples from everyday life and modern technology, this book explains the seemingly inexplicable phenomena we encounter all around us. As it examines everything from roller coasters to radio, musical instruments to makeup, and knuckleballs to nuclear weapons, How Everything Works provides the answers to such questions as why the sky is blue, why metal is a problem in microwave ovens, and why some clothes require dry cleaning. With fascinating and fun real-life examples that provide the answers to scores of questions, How ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470170663
SKU
V9780470170663
Shipping Time
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99-1
About Louis A. Bloomfield
No one is better at making physics come to life than Louis Bloomfield. Widely recognized for his teaching of physics and science to non-science students at the University of Virginia, Professor Bloomfield is the co-host of the Discovery Channel television show “Some Assembly Required,” premiering in the fall of 2007.
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