Author: Schettini, Vincenzo
Number of pages: 239
Release Date: 2022-10-11
Details: What do a bullet and a roller coaster have in common? Why do rusks always fall on the buttered side? How is it possible that birds resting on high voltage cables don't get shocked? surprising to discover how physics explains every phenomenon that surrounds us, whether we are talking about energy, force or electromagnetism. The fascination of this subject is often eclipsed by the fear of not being able to understand it. This is where Vincenzo Schettini, the most loved professor on the web, comes into play: with him, physics becomes magic. It's his lively, fun, colorful and effective explanations that make every concept easy and understandable, above all because they tell the physics behind the things we see and use every day. Because when we observe an ant lifting crumbs that weigh 50 times its weight, we don't imagine that it's all a matter of strength. When we set up the navigator, we don't know that it works so well because it takes into account the theory of relativity. And, when we drive our car through an automatic gate, we don't notice the quantum mechanics that are hidden inside the photoelectric cells at the entrance. In this book, the professor takes us for a walk in real life, and each event becomes the starting point for a new reflection on how the world works. Thus, between the theories applied in western films and those on time (are six hours at the sea really different from six hours spent on a train without air conditioning?), we discover that physics is simple in all things.
Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
Languages: Italian
