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9781472914095

Furry Logic The Physics of Animal Life

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    9781472914095

  • ISBN10:

    1472914090

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2017-01-31
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Sigma
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Summary

The principles of physics lie behind many of the ways animals go about their daily lives. Scientists have discovered that the way cats and dogs lap up liquids can be explained by the laws of surface tension, how ants navigate is due to polarized light, and why pistol shrimps can generate enough force to destroy aquarium glass using their ”elbows”!

Each of FURRY LOGIC's six chapters tackles a separate branch of physics and, through more than 30 animal case studies, examines each creature's key features before describing the ways physics is at play in its life, how the connection between physics and animal behavior was discovered, and what remains to be found out. Science journalists Matin Durrani and Liz Kalaugher make the incredible interdisciplinary world of animals accessible to all, in an enthralling and entertaining read.

Author Biography

Matin Durrani is the editor of the international magazine Physics World. After receiving his Ph.D. on polymer physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, Durrani did a postdoc at the University of Cambridge before moving into publishing.

Liz Kalaugher has a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Bristol, UK, along with qualifications in biological sciences. She is the editor of environmentalresearchweb, a leading news resource on environmental issues.

Both authors live in Bristol, UK.

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