The Handy Physics Answer Book - Softcover

Gundersen, P. Erik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578591066 ISBN 13: 9781578591060

Publisher: Visible Ink Press, 1999

Synopsis

This ain't rocket science ... or is it? What makes a building a skyscraper? Why would it be dangerous to drop a penny from the Empire State Building? What do Sir Isaac Newton. Albert Einstein and a typical kindergartner have in common? Aside from playing with their food and bad hair, they demonstrate a unique ability to ask deceptively simple questions: Why do objects fall? Why do monkeys have tails? What is the lowest possible temperature? No chalkboards... we promise! Until now, the problem with understanding physics has always been in the answers. Fortunately, you don't need to be genius or a parent to gain a fundamental understanding of physics, thanks to The Handy Physics Answer Book. Here you'll find more than 800 deceptively simple questions accompanied by a similar number of relatively simple answers. Okay, keep your pocket protector in place-there's plenty here to challenge even the most avid amateur physicist. Gravity ... magnetism ... matter ... light - the whole shebang - it's a piece of cosmic cake with The Handy Physics Answer Book! What is the ultimate speed limit? What causes red eye in photographs? Why is it dangerous to look at an eclipse? Why do tires have treads? Why is the sky blue?

Edition details

• Publisher: Visible Ink Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1578591066
• ISBN 13: 9781578591060
• Binding: Paperback