Storm in a Teacup The Physics of Everyday Life [Paperback]

Helen Czerskis engaging debut book seeks to demystify physics in everyday life, so whether you know your refraction from your reflection, or find the entire subject incomprehensible, this should be an invaluable primer.Excellent& an ideal gift for any scientifically inquisitive person, including children or adults who retain a child's sense of wonder. Robert Hooke would have loved it.In an age when any questions we have about the workings of the world are instantly answerable via Google, physicist Czerski pushes us to resist the search engine.& [W]hy not learn some simple physics so that you can try to puzzle things out for yourself?Delightful.&Replete with historical detail.&This book is charming, accessible and enthusiastic. Helen invites you in to see the world through her eyes and understand how a physicist think. Its a wonderful way to discover the hidden scientific connections behind the ordinary and everyday.A delightful book on the joys and universality of physics. Czerski brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope or created at the large Hadron Collider.[Czerskis] quest to enhance humanitys everyday scientific literacy is timely and imperative.