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9781782439608

The Science of Everyday Life Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine

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    9781782439608

  • ISBN10:

    1782439609

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2020-04-01
  • Publisher: Michael O'Mara

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Summary

Have you ever wondered why ice floats, how the GPS on your mobile phone works (and what it has to do with Einstein), or why wool sweaters shrink in the wash? In this fascinating scientific tour of household objects, The One Show's resident scientist Marty Jopson explains the answers to all of these, and many more, baffling questions about the chemistry and physics of the stuff we use every day. Always entertaining and with no special prior scientific knowledge required, this is the perfect book for anyone curious about the science that surrounds us.

Author Biography

Marty Jopson has a PhD in Cell Biology and is the resident scientist on BBC One’s The One Show. He has worked in television for 18 years, since his first job building props, and has been performing stage science around the UK for 20 years.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction 9

The Sustaining Science of Food and Drink 13

The Heart of the Home and Kitchen Science 44

The Marvels of Science Around the House 76

The Peculiar Human and the Science of Us 123

Science in the World Around Us 162

Garden Science: Wildlife on your Doorstep 188

Acknowledgements 219

Index 220

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