The written equivalent of a spectrum beaming out from a prism. It's a wonderful way to discover the hidden scientific connections behind the ordinary and everyday. Helen invites you in to see the world through a her eyes and understand how a physicist thinks. This book is charming, accessible and enthusiastic. Jordan Ellenberg, How Not to Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life Helen Czerski has a remarkable knack for finding scientific wonders under every rock, alongside every raindrop, and inside every grain of sand. Never has stirring a mug of tea been so fascinating. In this diverting kaleidoscope of reflections on the connections between the everyday and the big things in life, Czerski - a physicist and rising BBC star - reflects on the physics of all around us as she links what makes popcorn pop to Antarctic winds, coffee stains to blood tests, scorpions to cyclists and ketchup bottles to aliens in space. Helen Czerski's book does just that.įun, fascinating and brilliantly well written - 'Right there, in my teacup, I can see the storm.' Me too and I know what it is now. It is rare that someone can explain that which seems endlessly complex and makes you feel like in fact you'd understood it all along. It'll carry you gently to the peak and show you how stunning and beautiful the view is. If you've ever felt like understanding how things work is just too big a mountain to climb then read this book.
Czerski's enthusiasm is infectious because she brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope or created at the Large Hadron Collider. Read moreĪ quite delightful book on the joys, and universality, of physics. It is also physics as the toy box of science: physics as fun, as never before. This is physics as the toolbox of science - a toolbox we need in order to make sense of what is around us and arrive at decisions about the future, from medical advances to solving our future energy needs. Each chapter begins with something small - popcorn, coffee stains and refrigerator magnets - and uses it to explain some of the most important science and technology of our time. In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski links the little things we see every day with the big world we live in. Look down on the Earth from space, and you'll find similar swirls in the clouds, made where warm air and cold air waltz. If you pour milk into your tea and give it a stir, you'll see a swirl, a spiral of two fluids, before the two liquids mix completely. Czerski's enthusiasm is infectious because she brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope or created at the Large Hadron Collider.' - Jim Al-Khalili 'A quite delightful book on the joys, and universality, of physics. Physicist and rising BBC star, Dr Helen Czerski shows that science isn't something complicated for someone else somewhere else but all around us, happening right now in pigeons, teacups and cakes.
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