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Did you know—

• It took more than an iceberg to sink the Titanic.
• The Challenger disaster was predicted.
• Unbreakable glass dinnerware had its origin in railroad lanterns.
• A football team cannot lose momentum.
• Mercury thermometers are prohibited on airplanes for a crucial reason.
• Kryptonite bicycle locks are easily broken.

“Things fall apart” is more than a poetic insight—it is a fundamental property of the physical world. Why Things Break explores the fascinating question of what holds things together (for a while), what breaks them apart, and why the answers have a direct bearing on our everyday lives.

When Mark Eberhart was growing up in the 1960s, he learned that splitting an atom leads to a terrible explosion—which prompted him to worry that when he cut into a stick of butter, he would inadvertently unleash a nuclear cataclysm. Years later, as a chemistry professo

Why Things Break

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      Publisher Random House USA Inc
      Published 1/28/2004 12:09:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781400048830
      978-1400048830
      ISBN-10 1400048834
      Also in:
      Science & Nature Popular science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Did you know—

      • It took more than an iceberg to sink the Titanic.
      • The Challenger disaster was predicted.
      • Unbreakable glass dinnerware had its origin in railroad lanterns.
      • A football team cannot lose momentum.
      • Mercury thermometers are prohibited on airplanes for a crucial reason.
      • Kryptonite bicycle locks are easily broken.

      “Things fall apart” is more than a poetic insight—it is a fundamental property of the physical world. Why Things Break explores the fascinating question of what holds things together (for a while), what breaks them apart, and why the answers have a direct bearing on our everyday lives.

      When Mark Eberhart was growing up in the 1960s, he learned that splitting an atom leads to a terrible explosion—which prompted him to worry that when he cut into a stick of butter, he would inadvertently unleash a nuclear cataclysm. Years later, as a chemistry professo

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