{"product_id":"fizzics-9780801898921","title":"Fizzics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith easy-to-understand explanations, detailed illustrations, and entertaining anecdotes, Young reveals the Fizzics behind these familiar-yet surprising-objects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA technological history perfect for science and general-interest collections alike. Midwest Book Review This book fills a gap in the literature, describing everyday phenomena that are seldom treated in similar books. Choice A friendly foray into the humble bubble, from honeycombs and soaps to sunset flashes, written by a physicist in the field. Science News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e1. The Physics of Fizzy: Gas Bubbles in Liquid\u003cbr\u003eBubbles in Beer and Volcanoes\u003cbr\u003eThe Ins and Outs of Bubble Oscillations\u003cbr\u003eSpringboard and Platform Diving\u003cbr\u003ePropellers, Pumps, and Porpoises\u003cbr\u003eKnuckle Cracking\u003cbr\u003eDams\u003cbr\u003eCartesian Divers\u003cbr\u003eBubbles in Your Bubbly\u003cbr\u003eThe Ascent of Sap in Trees\u003cbr\u003eCeramic Bubbles\u003cbr\u003eWhite- Water Physics\u003cbr\u003e2. Raining Cats and Dogs: Liquid Droplets in a Gas\u003cbr\u003eFaucet Physics\u003cbr\u003eSpider's Web\u003cbr\u003eLiquid-Drop Model of the Atomic Nucleus\u003cbr\u003eThe Swirl of Bath Water\u003cbr\u003eMorning Dew\u003cbr\u003eAcid Rain\u003cbr\u003eBubble Chambers and Atom Smashers\u003cbr\u003eClouds\u003cbr\u003eThunder and Lightning\u003cbr\u003eSnow\u003cbr\u003eHail\u003cbr\u003eVapor Trails\u003cbr\u003eThe Rainbow\u003cbr\u003eHalos\u003cbr\u003eGlories\u003cbr\u003eThe Green Flash\u003cbr\u003eThe Blue Sky\u003cbr\u003e3. The Perfect Pint: The Science of Foams\u003cbr\u003eLiquid Foams\u003cbr\u003eFree-Fighting Foams\u003cbr\u003eHoneycombs and Mattresses\u003cbr\u003eBones\u003cbr\u003eMining Foams\u003cbr\u003eFoams on the Farm\u003cbr\u003e4. Where There's Life, There's Soap: The Science of Surface Tension\u003cbr\u003eSoap Bubbles\u003cbr\u003eCoffee Rings\u003cbr\u003eSoap Molecules\u003cbr\u003eThe Bubble That Lived\u003cbr\u003eThe Soapy Computer\u003cbr\u003eBubble Raft\u003cbr\u003eAnti-Bubbles\u003cbr\u003eFeeling the Tension\u003cbr\u003eRecord-Breaking Bubbles\u003cbr\u003e5. Poetry in the Ocean: Bubbles in the Sea\u003cbr\u003eA Storm at Sea\u003cbr\u003eBubble Nets\u003cbr\u003eFish-Killing Bubbled\u003cbr\u003eBubblese Hiding Mines\u003cbr\u003e6. What Light from Yonder Bubble Breaks?\u003cbr\u003eSonoluminescence\u003cbr\u003eThe Star in the Jar\u003cbr\u003eLiquid Light\u003cbr\u003eLight from Breaking Glass\u003cbr\u003eSonoluminescence in Space\u003cbr\u003e7. In the Operating Theatre: Medical Bubbles\u003cbr\u003eCleaning a Wound\u003cbr\u003eThe Bends\u003cbr\u003eBubbles in the Blood\u003cbr\u003eBubbles in the Bladder\u003cbr\u003eDesigner Bubbles\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527637311831,"sku":"9780801898921","price":29.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801898921.jpg?v=1731868647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fizzics-9780801898921","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}