Flesh Book - Physics for Entertainment

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 530 EAN: 9781401309213 Feature: ISBN13: 9781401309213 ISBN: 1401309216 Label: Hyperion Manufacturer: Hyperion Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: 2008-02-12 Publisher: Hyperion Release Date: 2008-02-12 Studio: Hyperion
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Editorial Reviews: Physics For Entertainment by Yakov Perelman. Published in 1913, a best-seller in the 1930s and long out of print, Physics for Entertainment was translated from Russian into many languages and influenced science students around the world. Among them was Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman, the Russian mathematician (unrelated to the author), who solved the Poincaré conjecture, and who was awarded and rejected the Fields Medal. Grigori's father, an electrical engineer, gave him Physics for Entertainment to encourage his son's interest in mathematics. In the foreword, the book's author describes the contents as "conundrums, brain-teasers, entertaining anecdotes, and unexpected comparisons," adding, "I have quoted extensively from Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Mark Twain and other writers, because, besides providing entertainment, the fantastic experiments these writers describe may well serve as instructive illustrations at physics classes." The book's topics included how to jump from a moving car, and why, "according to the law of buoyancy, we would never drown in the Dead Sea." Ideas from this book are still used by science teachers today. Yakov Isidorovich Perelman died in the siege of Leningrad in 1942.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Great Comment: It was a big surprise to found such information in a book wrote in 1930's. You will be surprised every other page. I would be in the line for buying other volumes if the editors discover them as the current book is the volume two of the Russian original edition. If you like science,certainly you will appreciate this volume. Customer Rating: Summary: book was delivered 23 days after I ordered, but they did say it will take up to 23 days Comment: Normally, even though he sellers say that the delivery of the book will take many days, it will be delivered in about 10 days. This books really took 23 days for me to receive. It was something they mentioned as other sellers also mention. Except for the delay, no problems with the delivery. The book was in good shape. Customer Rating: Summary: A great read. Comment: A great read from the get go. For an older book it is fun and gets the points across. Great fun. Customer Rating: Summary: A classic must read; No images in Kindle sample Comment: As others have pointed out this is an old classic from 1930s that has been reprinted again in 2008. It sparks curiosity among the young and old with such questions as "Why do Bees buzz?", "How to tell a boiled and raw egg apart?" or teasers such as "Ice that does not melt in boiling water" and experiments one should not do "How to jump from a moving car". Prof Perelman explains how some of these questions are more complex than they appear. It is written in an informal and inviting style and yet covers many concepts with deep insights. For example, in the icicles problem he discusses why icicles form, whether they're formed during thawing and freezing, the need for two different temperatures (one to thaw, one to freeze), the impact of the angle of the Sun, etc. In short, he makes everyday observations and questions them and introduces scientific concepts to shine better light on them. The book is also available free in a PDF version. The PDF version that has been scanned by library in India and uploaded to archive.org at[...] I tried the Kindle sample, but unlike in the PDF version, many of the PDF to Kindle converters did not handle the images well. Stick to the hard bound edition sold on Amazon if you decide to buy this and skip the Kindle version. Customer Rating: Summary: This is book 2 Comment: I have read both volumes of this book several years ago when published by Mir. Most of my friends had copies of these books and we had fun exchanging various ideas and topics in the book. I have even gifted these books to people whom I thought would be interested in reading them. I was ecstatic to find the book on Amazon and ordered it immediately so I can give it to my 9-year old child. I look forward to volume 1 of this book. Yes, it is available for downloading elsewhere, but printing a 200 page book is not very appealing to me. Honestly, in my opinion, book 1 is better than book 2. Book 1 covers perpetual motion machines... my favorite topic :) If you or a member of your family or a friend is even slightly interested in any physics, don't hesitate to order this book. I also ordered Astronomy for Entertainment by the same author and found it to be less entertaining than the physics book. More Reviews