Have you ever wondered how stealth planes achieve invisibility, how sunken ships are found, or how fishermen track schools of fish in vast expanses of ocean? Radar and sonar echolocationa simple matter of sending, receiving, and processing signals. Weaving history with simple science, Mark Denny deftly reveals the world of radar and sonar to the ......
This 6-page laminated reference guide outlines the key concepts in Physics. It contains information on: 2- & 3-dimensional coordinate systems, types of forces, kinetic energy, rotation of a rigid body, Newton's Law of Motion and much more.
Does turning the thermostat down on a winter's night offset the costs of reheating the house in the morning? What will best prevent energy loss: new windows or insulation in the attic? Is heating oil cheaper than natural gas? Blending science with anecdote and example, Colin Smith answers questions like these, providing an insightful guide to ......
Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for an ingenious contrivance. In this fascinating book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such contrivancesthe bow and arrow, the waterwheel, the counterpoise siege engine (including the trebuchet), the pendulum clock anchor escapement, and the centrifugal governorand demonstrates how they literally ......
Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Cosmos
Once we thought the universe was filled with shining stars, dust, planets, and galaxies. We now know that more than 98 percent of all matter in the universe is dark. It emits absolutely nothing yet bends space and time; keeps stars speeding around galaxies; and determines the fate of the universe.
The author recasts the widely accepted view of the tension between scientific understanding and use and builds a convincing case that by recognizing the importance of use-inspired basic research, we can frame a new contract between science and government.
This fascinating and comprehensive book is the first to explore the complex biological process behind orgasm. Here, sexuality researcher and nurse Beverly Whipple, coauthor of the international best-selling book The G Spot and Other Discoveries about Human Sexuality , joins neuroscientist Barry R. Komisaruk and endocrinologist Carlos Beyer-Flores ......
Max Jammer's Concepts of Simultaneity presents a comprehensive, accessible account of the historical development of an important and controversial conceptwhich played a critical role in initiating modern theoretical physicsfrom the days of Egyptian hieroglyphs through to Einstein's work in 1905, and beyond. Beginning with the use of the concept ......
The popular notion of a lone scientist privately toiling long hours in a laboratory, striking upon a great discovery, and announcing it to the world is a romanticized fiction. Vincent Kiernan's Embargoed Science reveals the true process behind science news: an elite few scholarly journals control press coverage through a mechanism known as an ......
