Inflight Science: A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window

作者 Brian Clegg著
出版社 Icon Books
出版时间 2012年1月
ISBN 9781848313057
定价 187.20

内容简介

Theperfectcompaniontoanyflight-aguidetothescienceonviewfromyourwindowseat.Therearefewtimeswhenscienceisasimmediateaswhenyou'reinaplane.Yourlifeisinthehandsofthescientistsandengineerswhoenabletonsofmetalandplastictohurtlethroughtheskyathundredsofmilesanhour.InflightScienceshowshowyoustayaliveupthere-butthat'sonlythebeginning.BrianCleggexplainstheeverchangingview,whetherit'scropcirclesorclouds,mountainsorriverdeltas,anddescribessimpleexperimentstoshowhowawingprovideslift,orwhathappensifyoutrytoopenadoorinmid-air(don't!).Onaplaneyou'llexperiencetheimpactofrelativity,thepowerofnaturalradiationandtheeffectofaltitudeontheboilingpointoftea.Amongthemanythingsyou'lllearniswhytheskyisblue,thecauseofthunderstormsandtheimpactofvolcanicashinanenjoyabletourofmid-airscience.Everymomentofyourjourneyisanopportunitytoexperiencescienceinaction:InflightSciencewillbeyourguide.

作者简介

SciencewriterBrianCleggstudiedphysicsatCambridgeandspecializesinmakingthestrangestaspectsoftheuniverseaccessibletothegeneralreader.Heiseditorofpopularscience.co.ukandaFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofArts,London.

HeiseditorofPopularScience.co.ukandaFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofArts.HispreviousbooksfromIconincludeInflightScience,TheUniverseInsideYou,DiceWorld,TheQuantumAgeandIntroducingInfinity:AGraphicGuide.Heisalsotheauthorof,fromStMartin’sPress,TheGodEffect(2009),Gravity(2012)andHowtoBuildaTimeMachine(2013).ClegglivesinSwindon,U.K.
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