Atoms under the floorboards : the surprising science hidden in your home / Chris Woodford.

Atoms under the floorboards : the surprising science hidden in your home / Chris Woodford.

9781472912220 (hardcover)
1472912225 (hardcover)
9781472918222 (trade paperback)
1472918223 (trade paperback)
9781472912237 (paperback)
1472912233 (paperback)
9781472912244 (electronic book)

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2015.

©2015

English

Text in English.

336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Q173 .W795 2015

502

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 ...

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-328) and index.

Bloomsbury sigma series ; bk. 3.

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