Told in a charming, conversational voice by husband-and-wife duo Marcus Weber, a celebrated physicist, and Judith Weber, an acclaimed science communicator, this book interweaves fascinating facts about pistol shrimp and electrostatic charge with stories and experiments readers can try at home.
Told in a charming, conversational voice by husband-and-wife duo Marcus Weber, a celebrated physicist, and Judith Weber, an acclaimed science communicator, this book interweaves fascinating facts about pistol shrimp and electrostatic charge with stories and experiments readers can try at home.
Marcus Weber is a physicist and founder of his own science-show entertainment company that has created accessible science programming for television. He studied physics first in Dortmund, Germany and later in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has received a medal for scientific journalism in Germany and three Best Demo Competition prizes from the British Interactive Group. Judith Weber is a journalist and author who has written many books—some co-authored with her husband Marcus Weber—for adults and children exploring themes that intersect science and entertainment.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction, or How to Extinguish a Salmon on Fire 2. Superman on a Bike 3. Toast, Tires and Space 4. Hello? Hello? Are You Still There? 5. A Collapsing Bridge? That’s So Boring! 6. Never Throw a Sofa out a Window 7. The Greenhouse Effect in Children’s Rooms 8. High-Rise Melts Car Parts 9. Lazy Bee Against a Blue Sky 10. Electricity Hurts 11. Fingernails on a Blackboard 12. Foggy Glasses and Cloudy Mirrors 13. RIP, Cell Phone! 14. What a Beautiful Glow! 15. Pistol Shrimp and Sinking Ships Thank you Index
1. Introduction, or How to Extinguish a Salmon on Fire 2. Superman on a Bike 3. Toast, Tires and Space 4. Hello? Hello? Are You Still There? 5. A Collapsing Bridge? That’s So Boring! 6. Never Throw a Sofa out a Window 7. The Greenhouse Effect in Children’s Rooms 8. High-Rise Melts Car Parts 9. Lazy Bee Against a Blue Sky 10. Electricity Hurts 11. Fingernails on a Blackboard 12. Foggy Glasses and Cloudy Mirrors 13. RIP, Cell Phone! 14. What a Beautiful Glow! 15. Pistol Shrimp and Sinking Ships Thank you Index
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