Liquid - The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives (Paperback)

Sometimes explosive, often delightful, occasionally poisonous, but always fascinating: the secret lives of liquids, from one of our best-known scientists A series of glasses of transparent liquids is in front of you: but which will quench your thirst and which will kill you? And why? Why does one liquid make us drunk, and another power a jumbo jet? From the bestselling author of Stuff Matters comes a fascinating tour of the world of these surprising or sinister substances - the droplets, heartbeats and ocean waves we all encounter every day. Structured around a plane journey which sees encounters with water, wine, oil and more, Miodownik shows that liquids are agents of death and destruction as well as substances of wonder and fascination, and - just as in Stuff Matters - his unique brand of scientific storytelling brings them and their mysterious properties alive in a captivating new way.

General

Imprint:	Viking
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2018
Authors:	Mark Miodownik
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-0-241-97730-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > General
LSN:	0-241-97730-4
Barcode:	9780241977309

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