No Wonder You Wonder! - Claude Phipps Kartoniert (TB)

This book explores and explains scientific mysteries and principles leavened with tongue-in-cheek humor and an abundance of illustrations. Chapters are short but give an understanding of technology and science not available elsewhere. Questions include: - What holds a satellite up while it goes around the Earth? - Why is the sky (made out of clear air!) blue instead of green or just black as night like the sky that high altitude jumper Felix Baumgartner saw? - How is laser light different from normal light? - Did Columbus really discover that the Earth is round? - Which one invention will a ssuredly survive our civilization? - Why can't you travel back in time? If you often feel embarrassed because you don't have a clue about lasers the difference between volts amps and watts or how jet planes really work - but you would like to understand the physical principles of our modern world whether you're a teen or a parent -this book is for you!To understand the basics of quantum mechanics or of protons neutrons and electrons you don't need algebra calculus or a lot of equations or technical buzzwords. Too many people have been soured on science by science teachers who have made simple concepts seem complex. This book is the antidote: all it requires is your curiosity. Advance praise for No Wonder You Wonder!: From beginning to end and with laugh after laugh I enjoyed every single word of this remarkable book. Phipps is a hell of a good writer and the kind of physics teacher that I would have loved as a young student. No Wonder You Wonder can be engrossing for anyone with a bit of curiosity not just the scientific minded. - Christophe Bonnal Chief Engineer CNES (French Space Agency) No Wonder You Wonder is a fantastic book. Covering topics such as space matter and the energy within the universe this book does an excellent job of clarifying these topics. It's a great read for young scientists and aspiring physicists. - August R. high school freshman