Liquid

This fascinating new book by the bestselling scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik is an expert tour of the world of the droplets, heartbeats and ocean waves that we come across every day. Structured around a plane journey which sees encounters with substances from water and glue to coffee and wine, he shows how these liquids can bring death and destruction as well as wonder and fascination.

From László Bíró's revolutionary pen and Abraham Gesner's kerosene to cutting-edge research on self-repairing roads and liquid computers, Miodownik uses his winning formula of scientific storytelling to bring the everyday to life. He reveals why liquids can flow up a tree but down a hill, why oil is sticky, how waves can travel so far, and how to make the perfect cup of tea. Here are the secret lives of substances

Aceasta noua carte fascinanta a celui mai bine vandut om de stiinta si inginer Mark Miodownik este un tur specializat in lumea picaturilor, a batailor inimii si a valurilor oceanice pe care le intalnim in fiecare zi. Structurat in jurul unei calatorii cu avionul, care vede intalniri cu substante de la apa si lipici la cafea si vin, el arata cum aceste lichide pot aduce moartea si distrugerea, precum si mirarea si fascinatia. pe drumuri auto-reparate si calculatoare lichide, Miodownik foloseste formula sa castigatoare de povestiri stiintifice pentru a aduce viata de zi cu zi.