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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