
The Physics of Everyday Things
The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day
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Narrado por:
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Jonathan Todd Ross
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James Kakalios
Physics professor, best-selling author, and dynamic storyteller James Kakalios reveals the mind-bending science behind the seemingly basic things that keep our daily lives running, from our smartphones and digital "clouds" to X-ray machines and hybrid vehicles.
Most of us are clueless when it comes to the physics that makes our modern world so convenient. What's the simple science behind motion sensors, touch screens, and toasters? How do we glide through tolls using an E-ZPass or find our way to new places using GPS? In The Physics of Everyday Things, James Kakalios takes us on an amazing journey into the subatomic marvels that underlie so much of what we use and take for granted.
Breaking down the world of things into a single day, Kakalios engages our curiosity about how our refrigerators keep food cool, how a plane manages to remain airborne, and how our wrist fitness monitors keep track of our steps. Each explanation is coupled with a story revealing the interplay of the astonishing invisible forces that surround us. Through this "narrative physics," The Physics of Everyday Things demonstrates that - far from the abstractions conjured by terms like the Higgs boson, black holes, and gravity waves - sophisticated science is also quite practical. With his signature clarity and inventiveness, Kakalios ignites our imaginations and enthralls us with the principles that make up our lives.
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I appreciate the focus on what’s taken for granted, then provocatively broken down to it’s working parts.
Terrific Book
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Makes Physics Fun and Relevant to Life
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Ordinary things that rely on extraordinary physics
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Deeper Perspective
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How it Works
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A cool look at an average day
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A picture is worth...
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Okay across the Board
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Boring zzzzz
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Yes, it's *this* awful: "The heat will make the butter softer and easier to spread. The toaster is a technology that would be familiar to your great grandparents."
Apparently this is how humans sound to cyborgs.
The material is both childishly simple and joyless. The performance is mechanical, which matches the dull material.
This is the second time Audible sold me a computer-generated audio book nobody could possibly sit through.
Computer-generated text, read by a robot; joyless
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