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Universal Foam: Exploring the Science of Nature's Most Mysterious Substance
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- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2001-10-16
- ISBN
- 9780385720700
- Book Title
- Universal Foam : Exploring the Science of Nature's Most Mysterious Substance
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- Materials Science / General, Reference, Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical, Physics / Atomic & Molecular
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 8.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Physicist Sidney Perkowitz, whom the Washington Post calls "a gloriously lucid science writer," exposes the full dimensions of foam in our lives, from cappuccino to the cosmos. Foam affects the taste of beer, makes shaving easier, insulates take-out coffee cups and NASA space shuttles, controls bleeding in trauma victims, aids in drilling for oil, and captures dust particles from comets. The foam of ocean whitecaps affects Earth's climate, and astronomers believe the billions of galaxies that make up the universe rest on surfaces of immense bubbles within a gargantuan foam. From the cultural uses of foam to the cutting edge of foam research in cosmology and quantum mechanics, Perkowitz's investigations will delight readers of Henry Petroski, James Gleick and Michio Kaku.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
038572070x
ISBN-13
9780385720700
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038267400
Product Key Features
Book Title
Universal Foam : Exploring the Science of Nature's Most Mysterious Substance
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Materials Science / General, Reference, Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical, Physics / Atomic & Molecular
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Qd549.P38 2001
Reviews
"Lively and delightful... The reader of this book will never look at the world in quite the same way again." --The Washington Post "Highly readable and entertaining, with a wealth of interesting information set in an accurate and sound scientific framework... Deserves cult status." --New Scientist "A sparkling, witty jaunt." --Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, "Lively and delightful... The reader of this book will never look at the world in quite the same way again." -- The Washington Post "Highly readable and entertaining, with a wealth of interesting information set in an accurate and sound scientific framework... Deserves cult status." -- New Scientist "A sparkling, witty jaunt." --Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2001-022597
Dewey Decimal
541.3/451
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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