Storm in a teacup full#
Chock full of tidbits on how/why stuff works, she breaks down things that I never even thought about and makes science easily understood.Ĭuriosity is human nature and I find myself more curious of everyday experiences and thinking about things in new ways after reading Helen’s book. This is a thoughtful debut by Czerski, a physicist/oceanographer.
I can honestly say that you will not see everyday things in the same light again if you read this book and so, if you have any interest in how the world works and the strange, amazing patterns within it, give this a try.Īuthor and PhD Helen Czerski loves physics and wants others to share her enthusiasm.
She does not dumb down her writing, but simply makes it accessible, understandable and entirely riveting. You have such titles as, “What goes up must come down,” “Why don’t ducks get cold feet?” and “Spoons, Spirals and Sputnik.” Who can resist? Being a child of the Seventies, when science was not a compulsory subject, my scientific knowledge is less than zero, but I found myself enthused by this book. From these innocuous springboards, she uses these examples to investigate much greater events in science and technology, using these seemingly simple beginnings.Įven the chapter titles in this book are delightful. Each chapter begins with something everyday – something small such as trying to get ketchup from a bottle or stirring a cup of tea. How many times have you heard someone say (possibly one of your children…) that a particular subject at school is not relevant to them personally? In this book, author Helen Czerski attempts to show us how physics affects everyday life.
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