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Physics For Entertainment (Paperback)
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Physics For Entertainment (Paperback)
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Physics For Entertainment by Yakov Perelman. Published in 1913, a
best-seller in the 1930s and long out of print, Physics for
Entertainment was translated from Russian into many languages and
influenced science students around the world. Among them was
Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman, the Russian mathematician (unrelated
to the author), who solved the Poincar conjecture, and who was
awarded and rejected the Fields Medal. Grigori's father, an
electrical engineer, gave him Physics for Entertainment to
encourage his son's interest in mathematics. In the foreword, the
book's author describes the contents as "conundrums, brain-teasers,
entertaining anecdotes, and unexpected comparisons," adding, "I
have quoted extensively from Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Mark Twain
and other writers, because, besides providing entertainment, the
fantastic experiments these writers describe may well serve as
instructive illustrations at physics classes." The book's topics
included how to jump from a moving car, and why, "according to the
law of buoyancy, we would never drown in the Dead Sea." Ideas from
this book are still used by science teachers today. Yakov
Isidorovich Perelman died in the siege of Leningrad in 1942.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2010 |
First published: |
May 2010 |
Illustrators: |
Joe Henry Mitchell
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Authors: |
Yakov Perelman
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Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
212 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4528-6447-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
General
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LSN: |
1-4528-6447-0 |
Barcode: |
9781452864471 |
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