Physics in Daily Life

This is a book for curious minds : thèse pages hold the wonders of a candle flame, the secret of surviving the sauna heat, and the mysteries of bubbles and balloons. Find answers to questions like « Why is water blue ? How do we localize sound ? Why is ice so slippery ? » and « What is the speed of falling raindrops ? »

Written by Jo Hermans and illustrated by Wiebke Drenckhan, this book represents science at its most accessible and satisfying. To quote Sir Arnold Wolfendale FRS (Past-President of the EPS) in his foreword : « The présent volume is a feast of erudition and humour, by way of the excellent accompanying cartoons as well as the subject matter ».

For everybody with a bit of physics background this book playfully reveals insights into everyday conundrums. This is science at its most accessible and satisfying.