ROBERT WOLKE

Con el mismo lenguaje claro, didáctico y desenfadado que convirtió su primer Lo que Einstein le contó a su cocinero en un éxito de ventas, Robert L. Wolke aúna en este segundo volumen la autoridad del cientifico con la claridad y el ingenio de un profesor ejemplar. Una vez mas, consigue habilmente salvar las distancias entre el quimico y el cocinero, asi como acercar de manera magistral ambos temas a toda aquella persona que simplemente siente curiosidad por el mundo que le rodea.

En estas tres obras Robert L. Wolke resuelve los misteriosos de la vida cotidiana, que damos por sabidos pero de los que no conocemos suaesencia, planteando explicaciones definitivas y asombrosamente sencillas. Incluye los titulos: Lo que Einstein le conto a su barbero, Lo que Einstein le conto a su cocinero y Lo que Einstein no sabia.

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi la mer est bleue ? Pourquoi une flamme sait dans quelle direction elle doit se dresser ou encore pourquoi un miroir inverse la droite et la gauche mais pas le hau

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi la mer est bleue ? Pourquoi une flamme sait dans quelle direction elle doit se dresser ou encore pourquoi un miroir inverse la droite et la gauche mais pas le hau

What makes ice cubes cloudy? How do shark attacks make airplanes safer? Can a person traveling in a car at the speed of sound still hear the radio? Moreover, would they want to...?Do you often find yourself pondering lifes little conundrums? Have you ever wondered why the ocean is blue? Or why birds dont get electrocuted when perching on high-voltage power lines? Robert L. Wolke, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and acclaimed author of What Einstein Didnt Know, understands the need to...well, understand. Now he provides more amusing explanations of such everyday phenomena as gravity (If youre in a falling elevator, will jumping at the last instant save your life?) and acoustics (Why does a whip make such a loud cracking noise?), along with amazing facts, belly-up-to-the-bar bets, and mind-blowing reality bites all with his trademark wit and wisdom.If you shoot a bullet into the air, can it kill somebody when it comes down? You can find out about all this and more in an astonishing compendium of the proverbial mind-boggling mysteries of the physical world we inhabit.Arranged in a question-and-answer format and grouped by subject for browsing ease, WHAT EINSTEIN TOLD HIS BARBER is for anyone who ever pondered such things as why colors fade in sunlight, what happens to the rubber from worn-out tires, what makes red-hot objects glow red, and other scientific curiosities. Perfect for fans of Newtons Apple, Jeopardy!, and The Discovery Channel, WHAT EINSTEIN TOLD HIS BARBER also includes a glossary of important scientific buzz words and a comprehensive index. --