Sinossi
Ascensori, spazzolini elettrici e macchine del caffè, cellulari e carte di credito. Sono cose che usiamo quotidianamente e che diamo per scontate. Ma come funzionano? Raccontando un giorno qualsiasi della nostra vita, e tutti i marchingegni che ormai usiamo senza nemmeno farci caso, James Kakalios rende accessibile anche ai non addetti ai lavori il meraviglioso mondo della fisica. Come fa un frigorifero a raffreddarsi, un macchinario a raggi X a esplorare il nostro corpo, il tostapane a sparare in aria un toast, un Telepass ad alzare la sbarra di fronte alla nostra automobile? Per non parlare degli aerei o dei treni ad alta velocità. Evitando astrazioni e termini complicati, ancora una volta il professor Kakalios trasforma la scienza in un'entusiasmante avventura.
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- Pagine: 190
- Data di uscita: 30-01-2018
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I really loved James Kakalios’ The Physics of Superheroes , so I jumped at the chance to get his new book, The Physics of Everyday Things , when it became available on NetGalley. The Physics of Superheroes was such an engaging way to look at physics! I was intrigued by this new concept, the idea t Leggi tutto
I couldn't get into this, although it seems like a neat idea. He puts us in a typical day & describes the physics behind each item that typically use. Since there was nothing new to me, I tried to keep the point of view that this was for my grandson or someone else that wanted to learn about the wor Leggi tutto
I won this book in a goodreads drawing. This popular science book explains how all the things that make life so convenient in these times work. Lots of great science.
I had high hopes for this book because it is always fun to find out how things work. Unfortunately, the book did not live up to my hopes. I could tell just a few pages in that Kakalios assumes his readers have a basic knowledge of physics, such as having taken a high school class. He assumes readers Leggi tutto
Oh dear. I took everything difficult in school, even calculus. Except physics. Now I am glad I didn't. I'd hoped this book might fill in the gap in my education, but, frankly, I couldn't understand much of this book. It might be because I'm not a science-y person. It might be because I don't underst Leggi tutto
I love physics even though I understand 60% of the verbiage I just love the way it sounds when explained! I always have to consume my science in audio or else I wouldn't be able to complete the book.
I thought this was kind of interesting. I also thought it was very technical and rather dry. The author mostly just talks about how common, every-day devices work--the physics of it all. He discusses things like GPS devices, card readers, and toasters. A lot of it went over my head, though I did enj Leggi tutto
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