Download or read book The Physics of Popcorn written by Aidan Randle-Conde and published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Physics of Popcorn you'll discover the truth about toast, learn how the microwave oven works and conduct experiments with magnetic letters!
Download or read book Storm in a Teacup The Physics of Everyday Life written by Helen Czerski and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[Czerski’s] quest to enhance humanity’s everyday scientific literacy is timely and imperative.”—Science Storm in a Teacup is Helen Czerski’s lively, entertaining, and richly informed introduction to the world of physics. Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, or innovative medical testing. She provides answers to vexing questions: How do ducks keep their feet warm when walking on ice? Why does it take so long for ketchup to come out of a bottle? Why does milk, when added to tea, look like billowing storm clouds? In an engaging voice at once warm and witty, Czerski shares her stunning breadth of knowledge to lift the veil of familiarity from the ordinary.
Download or read book The Popcorn Book written by Tomie DePaola and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a variety of facts about popcorn and includes two recipes.
Download or read book The Physics Behind written by Russ Swan and published by Cassell. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you really lose weight by consuming nothing but ice cream and beer? How does the latest blockbuster movie get squeezed onto a disk, and how do they make the pictures seem 3D? How much does a selfie weigh? What's the science behind forensic investigations, body scans, and the dating of ancient artefacts? The Physics Behind... takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the scientific principles that that make the modern world work. Could there be life on Mars? Why is north really south? How do self-driving cars find their way around? These and many more topics are explored by starting with the basic science that makes them tick - examining the physics behind them. Packed with detailed original artwork and infographics, The Physics Behind... is perfect for anyone who has ever been curious about the science of life. Including: - The physics behind modern life: Wi-Fi, Facial recognition, touchscreens, microwave ovens, the ice cream and beer diet, taking a selfie, Flash memory, a bag of sugar, catching the train, calendars and clocks - The physics behind entertainment: optical discs, lasers, white water, executive toys, the electric guitar, music, 3D movies - The physics behind analysis: medical imaging, looking at little things, spectroscopy, crime scene investigation, tricorder, microfluidics, radiocarbon dating, proving the Earth is round - The physics behind space: rocket science, space weather, Planet Nine, space telescopes, is there anybody out there? life on Earth, life on Mars - The physics behind big science: what's the matter?, time travel, bomb or meltdown?, the Large Hadron Collider, the Human Genome Project, the Standard Model, gravity, everything - The physics behind the weird universe: strings, rings and other things, N-dimensional space, the hypercube, antimatter, the dark universe, quantum weirdness, quantum biology, time crystals and Majorana - The physics behind the environment: weather forecasts, climate change, renewable energy, migration, peacock feathers, sunburn, rainbows, spider silk - The physics behind transportation: autonomous autos, Hyperloop, Maglev, satellite navigation, motor sport, going rreeaallllyy fast, stealth - The physics behind everything else: curve balls, the Mpemba Effect, why north is really south, perpetual motion and the heat death of the universe, and the physics behind this book.
Download or read book Introduction to Modern Optics written by Grant R. Fowles and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete basic undergraduate course in modern optics for students in physics, technology, and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, quantum nature of light. Solutions.
Download or read book Popcorn written by Frank Asch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bear’s Halloween party gets overwhelmed by a delicious excess of popcorn in this classic picture book refreshed with new art by celebrated and award-winning author-illustrator Frank Asch. On Halloween night Sam invites all his friends to his house for a costume party. As his guests arrive, each one brings the same treat: popcorn! They make it all and soon the house is overflowing with popcorn. What will Sam and his friends do with so much of this tasty treat?
Download or read book Junk Food written by Vicki Cobb and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Junk food is so delicious. The tastes of candy bars and smells of movie popcorn are almost irresistible. But junk foods have a secret. It's not an accident that we enjoy them so much. Science plays a major role in making and packaging these foods. "Where's the Science Here?" reveals why junk food is more amazing than you ever imagined! "Cobb's deverly conceived new series, Where's the Science Here?, focuses on food chemistry, not nutrition.... Well-digested explanations and low-tech projects reinforce Cobb's reputation for snappy hands-on science writing for children."---Booklist
Download or read book Popcorn Country written by Cris Peterson and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a field of corn become a delicious bowl of popcorn? The story behind the fluffy snack the entire country loves is revealed in this photographic nonfiction picture book. Kids love food--and they especially love to eat popcorn! Author Cris Peterson offers an illuminating step-by-step examination of the history and science behind America's favorite snack. With photographs illustrating every stage, readers get a behind-the-scenes view of how popcorn is planted, grown, harvested, processed, tested, and finally shipped to stores and movie theaters all over the world. Back matter delves into the history of popcorn and how it became so popular in the United States.
Download or read book Physics in Molecular Biology written by Kim Sneppen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 2005, is a discussion for advanced physics students of how to use physics to model biological systems.
Download or read book The Biology of Bananas written by Katie Steckles and published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Get ready to play (and learn) with your food! Discover the truth about yeast, learn how to count calories, conduct experiments with rubbery eggs, and more. The Biology of Bananas uses applied science for a fun and interactive approach to learning for the whole family."--
Download or read book The Popcorn Dragon written by Jane Thayer and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1989-08-22 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You could hardly blame Dexter, ordinarily a well-behaved young dragon, for showing off when he suddenly found that he could make clouds of smoke. The temptation is irresistible, but Dexter quickly becomes insufferable. First he watches his own reflection in the river in order to admire the smoke. Then he puffs it in the faces of his friends: the zebra, the giraffe, and the elephant. He even blows smoke rings around his own tail to prove how clever he is. Soon Dexter has no friends left. He is a very lonely dragon indeed, until quite by accident he discovers a way his talent can be used to win back his playmates. This wonderful story -- first published in 1953 -- will delight both young readers and their parents, and so will Lisa McCue's appealing new pictures of this lovable show-off.
Download or read book Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies written by Richard B. McKenzie and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entertaining book seeks to unravel an array of pricing puzzles from the one captured in the book’s title to why so many prices end with "9" (as in $2.99 or $179). Along the way, the author explains how the 9/11 terrorists have, through the effects of their heinous acts on the relative prices of various modes of travel, killed more Americans since 9/11 than they killed that fateful day. He also explains how well-meaning efforts to spur the use of alternative, supposedly environmentally friendly fuels have starved millions of people around the world and given rise to the deforestation of rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Download or read book Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire written by Sadi Carnot and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title essay, along with other papers in this volume, laid the foundation of modern thermodynamics. Highly readable, "Reflections" contains no arguments that depend on calculus, examining the relation between heat and work in terms of heat in steam engines, air-engines, and an internal combustion machine. Translation of 1890 edition.
Download or read book Cooking for Geeks written by Jeff Potter and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents recipes ranging in difficulty with the science and technology-minded cook in mind, providing the science behind cooking, the physiology of taste, and the techniques of molecular gastronomy.
Download or read book More Hands On Science written by David Shaw and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let’s get hands-on with 50 fun science activities! The best-selling team behind Hands-On Science present 50 more fun DIY science activities. In More Hands-On Science you’ll be blown away by interesting experiments, reactions, inventions and coding. It’s jam-packed with fast facts and has fascinating quiz questions to test your knowledge! With step-by-step instructions and illustrations, as well as real-world examples, these new activities use easy-to-find materials to help you discover the answers to amazing science questions. More Hands-On Science features topics such as motion, light, sound, chemical reactions, engineering, tech and patterns. Discover how to make a mini-greenhouse, reverse drums, spinning soakers, jelly lenses, rainbow torches, a superhero name generator and much more!
Download or read book The Chemistry of Cola written by Jamie Gallagher and published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun way to explore the three core elements of scientific learning: Discovery, Learning and Experiments.This new series explores the key principles and practice of everyday science by using analogies, experiments and research with food and drink in the home kitchen environment. Each title covers a branch of science and demonstrates its principles though applied science offering a unique, fun, and interactive approach to learning for both teenage and adult readers.
Download or read book Why Trust a Theory written by Radin Dardashti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do we need to reconsider scientific methodology in light of modern physics? Has the traditional scientific method become outdated, does it need to be defended against dangerous incursions, or has it always been different from what the canonical view suggests? To what extent should we accept non-empirical strategies for scientific theory assessment? Many core aspects of contemporary fundamental physics are far from empirically well-confirmed. There is controversy on the epistemic status of the corresponding theories, in particular cosmic inflation, the multiverse, and string theory. This collection of essays is based on the high profile workshop 'Why Trust a Theory?' and provides interdisciplinary perspectives on empirical testing in fundamental physics from leading physicists, philosophers and historians of science. Integrating different contemporary and historical positions, it will be of interest to philosophers of science and physicists, as well as anyone interested in the foundations of contemporary science.
