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The Undercover Scientist: Investigating the Mishaps of Everyday Life

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#243295
Titel	The Undercover Scientist: Investigating the Mishaps of Everyday Life
Auteur	Bentley, Peter J.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	RH Books
Jaar van uitgave	2008
ISBN10	1847945236
ISBN13	9781847945235
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	We all know that things go wrong: wine stains, toast burns, drawers jam. But how many of us pause to think why these accidents happen? Undercover Scientist Peter Bentley is fascinated by the science of the everyday, and in this eye-opening book, organised in the form of one of those days when everything falls apart, he probes into the reasons why mishaps occur, from sleeping through the alarm to making the bathwater overflow. As he does so he explains exactly what happens when you put metal in a microwave and why the combination of chewing gum and hair is so sticky. And from there he goes on to show how these simple events form part of a pattern of scientific principles that govern everything around us. If you want to find out why a diesel engine can run on chip fat or how the sun create... (Lees verder)s energy, The Undercover Scientist has all the answers.
Pagina's	247
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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