'...dipping into this collection is much like opening a holiday gift and discovering a marvelous little toy that then holds your attention by some curious performance...This book precisely reflects the way science education should be, especially at the introductory level' - From the foreword. Here i[...]
Physics has the reputation of being difficult to understand and remote from everyday life. Robert Ehrlich, however, has spent much of his career disproving these stereotypes. In the long-awaited sequel to Turning the World Inside Out and 175 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations, he provides a new col[...]
Placebo cures, global warming, extraterrestrial life, psychokinesis. In a time when scientific claims can sound as strange as science fiction - and can have a profound effect on individual life or public policy - assessing the merits of a far-out, supposedly scientific idea can be as difficult as it[...]
Renewable energy has great significance for the world's future, given the environmental issues related to energy generation and energy's importance in our society. Making wise energy choices is not easy, however. It involves balanced consideration of economic, environmental, technical, political, an[...]
Fysiikkaa pidetään monesti hyvin abstraktina ja vaikeasti lähestyttävänä tieteenalana. Tämän teoksen kirjoittaja Robert Ehrlich on ottanut tehtäväkseen kumota tämän käsityksen. Ehrlich esittelee kirjassaan lukuisan joukon ällistyttävän yksinkertaisia fysiikan demonstraatioita ja koke[...]