Physics in daily life - Couverture souple

Hermans, Jo

 
9782759807055: Physics in daily life

Synopsis

Finally the Europhysics News columns, Physics in Daily Life, are brought together in one inspiring volume. These pages hold the wonders of a candle flame, the secret of surviving the sauna heat, and the mysteries of bubbles and balloons. Find answers to questions like Why is water blue? How do we localize sound? Why is ice so slippery? and What is the speed of falling raindrops? For everybody with a bit of physics background this book playfully reveals insights into everyday conundrums. This is science at its most accessible and satisfying.

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À propos de l?auteur

Prof. L.J.F. Hermans is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Leiden University, The Netherlands. In addition to his academic teaching and research career he was quite active in promoting and explaining science for the general public. In this context he published, among others, a book about Every-day science (in Dutch) and two books about Energy (in Dutch and English). He is presently Science Editor of Europhysics News.

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