Czerski's enthusiasm is infectious because she 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. ![]() 'A quite delightful book on the joys, and universality, of physics. It is also physics as the toy box of science: physics as fun, as never before. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology. This is physics as the toolbox of science - a toolbox we need in order to make sense of what is around us and arrive at decisions about the future, from medical advances to solving our future energy needs. Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life. In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski links the little things we see every day with the big world we live in.Įach chapter begins with something small - popcorn, coffee stains and refrigerator magnets - and uses it to explain some of the most important science and technology of our time. Look down on the Earth from space, and you'll find similar swirls in the clouds, made where warm air and cold air waltz. ![]() If you pour milk into your tea and give it a stir, you'll see a swirl, a spiral of two fluids, before the two liquids mix completely. Hers if the kind of self-assured, endearing nerdishness that doesn't wait to see if you're on board: she pulls you along, anticipating your head-scratching at every fluorescing scorpion and swirling drop of milk in your teacup." The Irish Times "In a friendly, chatty style that includes anecdotes from her personal and professional life, Czerski manages to make spilled coffee fascinating tree growth astonishing telecommunications intuitive.Our world is full of patterns. Storm in a Teacup : The Physics of Everyday Life. The little fascinations we left behind in childhood are but her jumping-off points for the really, really big picture. Storm in a Teacup Storm in a Teacup is Helen Czerskis lively, entertaining, and richly informed. It's a wonderful way to discover the hidden scientific connections behind the ordinary and everyday." Dr Hannah Fry "Helen Czerski's absorbing Storm in a Teacup stands head and shoulders above other popular science books. Helen invites you in to see the world through a her eyes and understand how a physicist thinks. Fun, fascinating and brilliantly well written - 'Right there, in my teacup, I can see the storm.' Me too and I know what it is now." Marcus Brigstocke "This book is charming, accessible and enthusiastic. It is rare that someone can explain that which seems endlessly complex and makes you feel like in fact you'd understood it all along. It'll carry you gently to the peak and show you how stunning and beautiful the view is. It is this crucial law of physics, explains British physicist Helen Czerski in her new book Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life, that generates the fearsome katabatic winds, which rake. Czerski's enthusiasm is infectious because she 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 "If you've ever felt like understanding how things work is just too big a mountain to climb then read this book. "A quite delightful book on the joys, and universality, of physics. This is physics as the toolbox of science - a toolbox we need in order to make sense of what is around us and arrive at decisions about the future, from medical advances to solving our future energy needs. Each chapter begins with something small - popcorn, coffee stains and refrigerator magnets - and uses it to explain some of the most important science and technology of our time. In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski links the little things we see every day with the big world we live in. Just as Freakonomics brought economics to life, so Storm in a Teacup brings physics into our daily lives and makes it fascinating. Print Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life
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