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How Everything Works: Making Physics Out of the Ordinary
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9780470170663
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0470170662
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 736
Publication Date: August 24, 2007
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Why do golf balls have dimples?
How does an iPod turn binary digits into Bon Jovi?
How do microwave ovens cook?
How does a pitcher make a curveball curve and a knuckleball jitter?
Why don't you fall off an upside-down roller coaster?
If one didn't know better, one might think the world was filled with magic—from the household appliances that make our lives easier to the devices that fill our world with sounds and images. Even a simple light bulb can seem mysterious when you're clueless about the science behind it.
Now in How Everything Works, Louis Bloomfield takes you inside the amazing gizmos and gadgets that are part of the fabric of our everyday life, explaining the physics that makes them work. Examining everything from roller coasters to radio, knuckleballs to nuclear weapons, How Everything Works reveals the answers to such questions as why the sky is blue, why metal is a problem in microwave ovens, how MRIs see inside you, and why some clothes require dry cleaning.
You don't need a science or engineering background to understand How Everything Works. All you need is an active curiosity about the extraordinary world all around you. Remarkably clear and always fascinating, How Everything Works is nothing short of a user's manual for our everyday world.
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Rating:  - Not quite "everything"
I was specifically looking for an explanation on the refugee system in the US so I could assist a particular refugee, but alas, this book was strictly limited to science... I missed the subtitle, sad to say.
At any rate, OUTSTANDING book for understanding the science of everyday life. It pretty much sums up the total of human understanding of practical physics on earth.
One of my all time favorite books.
But only two stars, because "everything" is quite a ... Read More
Rating:  - An Outstanding Book That Will Enlighten
I ordered this book on a suggestion of Discover Magazine, and I was not let down. I am the type of guy who enjoys learning how things work, and this book was a true masterpiece. I really like the way Bloomfield structured the book into easy to read sections. It is also easy to either read all the technical stuff, or to just read the general information and see the diagrams.
If you are wanting a true "heavy science" technical book about Physics, this is not it. However if you would just ... Read More
Rating: - a must read, a ton of knowledge well put together
I love this book, I am enjoying every line of it.
It makes you understand so many things.
The author totally attains his goal: showing that most physics rely on the same simple principles, and that even complex theories, once disassembled, are within reach of anyone.
What also makes it so good is that physics are demonstrated through every day use things, so you feel compelled and can apply your new knowledge on your world.
1 Note though: if you have never opened a physics ... Read More
Rating: - Wow!! This book is EXCELLENT. Thousands of years of knowledge in under 700 pages.
Amazing.
I have bought hundreds of things from Amazon, books and otherwise, and have never felt the need to leave a review. This book is so phenomenal in its clarity, depth, and topic range that I simply feel obligated to rave.
Although I'm a grad student in CS my knowledge of physics is very weak, and there was a time when I dreaded physics in college. So when I ordered this book I was expecting something along the lines of an idiots guide. When it arrived, the textbook-like layout ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent
A great book on the concepts of Physics and how things work in relation to Physics.
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