How to Dunk a Doughnut : The Science of Everyday Life

by Fisher, Len (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780143034384
• ISBN10: 0143034383
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-28
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Summary

Praised as the man who put the fun into physics” by the International Herald Tribune, Dr. Len Fisher has written an exceedingly lively and entertaining book on the science of everyday life. Following the routine of a normal day, Fisher shows how the seemingly mundane can provide insight into the most profound scientific questions. He explores the art and science of dunking, how to boil the perfect egg, how to tally a supermarket bill, the science behind hand tools, the secrets of haute cuisine, catching a ball and throwing a boomerang, bath (or beer) foam, the physics of sex and much more. With wit and aplomb, How to Dunk a Doughnutuses easy-to-digest concepts and a sense of humor to show nonscientists what science is really all about.

Author Biography

Len Fisher is an honorary research fellow in the Department of Physics, University of Bristol, England. The author of more than eighty scientific papers, Fisher has made more than 200 radio and television appearances worldwide.