Breakfast with Einstein : the exotic physics of everyday objects
By: Orzel, Chad
Publisher: London : Oneworld Publications, c2018.Description: 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781786074041Subject(s): Physics -- Popular works | Physics -- Miscellanea | Relativity (Physics) | Quantum theory | InfiniteDDC classification: 530 OR BR Online resources: Location Map| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 530 OR BR (Browse shelf) | Available | Jan 2019 | T0061575 |
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| 530 KN ST Student workbook for physics for scientists and engineers : | 530 MA PH Physics, nature and society : | 530 OH PR Principles of physics / | 530 OR BR Breakfast with Einstein : | 530 RE UN University physics : | 530 RO SE Seven brief lessons on physics / | 530 SE PH Physics for scientists and engineers / |
Introduction
1. Sunrise: the fundamental interactions
2. The heating element: Planck's desperate trick
3. Digital photon: the patent clerk's heuristic
4. The alarm clock: the football player's atom
5. The Internet: a solution in search of a problem
6. The sense of smell: chemistry by exclusion
7. Solid objects: the energy of uncertainty
8. Computer chips: the Internet is for Schrd̲inger's cats
9. Magnets: how the h*ck do they work?
10. Smoke detector: Mr. Gamow's escape
11. Encryptioon: a final, brilliant mistake
Conclusion.
"Exciting physics doesn't just shwo up in billion-dollar experiments like the Large Hadron Collider or in extreme astrophysical environments like black holes. It's to be found all around us, just beneath the surface of our normal everyday lives. ... [Here], Chad Orzel elevates the everyday by showing the wonder and amazement that can be found in even the simplest activities. Quantum physics is one of the great intellectual triumphs of human civilisation, and it's all around us, everyday - if you just know where to look."--Back cover.