![]() Czerski brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope or created at the large Hadron Collider.-Jim Al-Khalili, author of Life on the Edge Robert Hooke would have loved it.-John GribbinĪ delightful book on the joys and universality of physics. an ideal gift for any scientifically inquisitive person, including children or adults who retain a child's sense of wonder. hy not learn some simple physics so that you can try to puzzle things out for yourself?Įxcellent. In an age when any questions we have about the workings of the world are instantly answerable via Google, physicist Czerski pushes us to resist the search engine. Jordan Ellenberg, author of How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking Czerski has a remarkable knack for finding scientific wonders under every rock, alongside every raindrop, and inside every grain of sand. Storm in a Teacup is a course in physics, but it's less like a classroom than a long walk with a patient, charming, and very, very learned friend. It's a wonderful way to discover the hidden scientific connections behind the ordinary and everyday.-Hannah Fry, author of Hello World Helen invites you in to see the world through her eyes and understand how a physicist think. This book is charming, accessible and enthusiastic. She provides answers to vexing questions: How do ducks keep their feet warm when walking on ice? Why does it take so long for ketchup to come out of a bottle? Why does milk, when added to tea, look like billowing storm clouds? In an engaging voice at once warm and witty, Czerski shares her stunning breadth of knowledge to lift the veil of familiarity from the ordinary. Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, or innovative medical testing. Storm in a Teacup is Helen Czerski's lively, entertaining, and richly informed introduction to the world of physics. ![]()
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