Atoms Under the Floorboards
The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
by Chris Woodford
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The perfect way to enjoy science from the sofa, Atoms under the Floorboards introduces you to the incredible scientific explanations behind a variety of household phenomena, from gurgling drains and squeaky floorboards to rubbery custard and shiny shoes. *Is it better to build skyscrapers like wobbly jellies or stacks of biscuits? Can you burn your house down with an electric drill? How many atoms would you have to split to power a lightbulb? Atoms under the Floorboards answers all these questions, and hundreds more. You'll never look at your home the same way again ...
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home, household science, physics, popular science, Science, Popular works, Miscellanea, Mechanics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Applied Sciences, Design & Construction, HOUSE & HOME, Structural, Science, miscellanea, Science, popular works, Science: general issues,Popular science,Environmental science, engineering & technology| Edition | Availability |
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Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
2016, Bloomsbury
Paperback
in English
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Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
2015, Bloomsbury
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Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
2015, Bloomsbury
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1472912241 9781472912244
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Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
2015, Bloomsbury
Paperback (Export/Airside)
1472918223 9781472918222
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Using the modern home as a springboard, Atoms Under the Floorboards presents the fascinating and surprising scientific explanations behind a variety of common (and often entertainingly mundane) household phenomena, from gurgling drains and squeaky floorboards to rubbery custard and shiny shoes. Atoms Under the Floorboards won The American Institute of Physics 2016 Science Writing Award for Books and was named a Physics World Top 10 Book in 2015.
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| March 22, 2015 | Created by Chris Woodford | Added new book. |