Furry Logic: The Physics of Animal Life
Autor Matin Durrani, Liz Kalaugheren Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 oct 2017
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472914118
ISBN-10: 1472914112
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 8-page colour section and black and white illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sigma
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1472914112
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 8-page colour section and black and white illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sigma
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
Shows how physics is important in the everyday lives of many animals, often in surprising ways
Notă biografică
Liz Kalaugher is a science and environment writer based in Bristol, UK. Fascinated by animals since a childhood encounter with a squashed frog, she is a particular fan of bats, bees and badgers. After winning journalism fellowships from the World Federation of Science Journalists and the European Geosciences Union, Liz has also reported on beluga whales in the Canadian Arctic and Finnish reindeer. She has a materials science degree from Oxford University and a PhD in thin-film diamond. @LizKalaugherMatin Durrani is editor of the international magazine Physics World, where he enjoys telling the stories that underpin physics and showing how it impacts so much of everyday life. Based in Bristol, UK, he first became intrigued by how animals use physics after publishing a special issue of Physics World on the subject in 2012. Matin has a degree in chemical physics and did a PhD and postdoc squashing food gels at Cambridge University before moving into publishing.@MatinDurrani
Cuprins
Introduction: Furry PhysicsChapter 1: Heat: The Warm-up ChapterChapter 2: Forces: The Big PushChapter 3: Fluids: When Things Get StickierChapter 4: Sound: Good VibrationsChapter 5: Electricity and Magnetism: Let the Sparks FlyChapter 6: Light: A Final Physics FandangoConclusion: Life, the Universe and EverythingAcknowledgementsIndex
Recenzii
Furry Logic is an important book that is equally inspiring and humbling.
An appealing mix of familiar animals ... and the life stories and weird research techniques of physicists and biologists, past and current, famous and unknown.
An enlightening and entertaining slant on two very different scientific disciplines, rendering a tricky subject accessible.
A fun, informative chronicle of how myriad animals take advantage of the laws of physics.
Packed with insight and information.
An intriguing, funny and clever insight into the physics of the animal world. You'll never look at a wet dog or a bloody-thirsty mosquito in the same way.
Wonderful, wild and witty.
Illuminating and intriguing. An entertaining book that provides fresh insight into how animals survive - providing food for thought whatever your level of scientific knowledge.
There is nothing fuzzy about this book. With crisp prose and intuitive descriptions of physical processes, this book reveals how natural selection tunes the laws of physics to solve the myriad problems posed by nature ... a must read.
Readers don't need a background in physics to enjoy this engaging, educational title. Recommended for fans of popular science, including YA audiences.
An appealing mix of familiar animals ... and the life stories and weird research techniques of physicists and biologists, past and current, famous and unknown.
An enlightening and entertaining slant on two very different scientific disciplines, rendering a tricky subject accessible.
A fun, informative chronicle of how myriad animals take advantage of the laws of physics.
Packed with insight and information.
An intriguing, funny and clever insight into the physics of the animal world. You'll never look at a wet dog or a bloody-thirsty mosquito in the same way.
Wonderful, wild and witty.
Illuminating and intriguing. An entertaining book that provides fresh insight into how animals survive - providing food for thought whatever your level of scientific knowledge.
There is nothing fuzzy about this book. With crisp prose and intuitive descriptions of physical processes, this book reveals how natural selection tunes the laws of physics to solve the myriad problems posed by nature ... a must read.
Readers don't need a background in physics to enjoy this engaging, educational title. Recommended for fans of popular science, including YA audiences.