TooManyRequests|The request was denied due to request throttling. Redwood photo by Acroterion ( CC BY-SA 3.0) APPIP ERROR: amazonproducts[ It’s one of the best book stores in southern Wisconsin. I bought this book at Arcadia Books in Spring Green, WI. Or anyone looking for a great conversation starter at the next neighborhood picnic. I can enthusiastically recommend the book for anyone who wants to know more about the world we live in. The explanations are clear, informative and often a lot of fun. Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate.
In the tradition of the great science writers who’ve come before her, Storm in a Teacup is a truly entertaining success on multiple levels. Storm in a Teacup is Helen Czerski’s lively, entertaining, and richly informed introduction to the world of physics. Everything she writes about, from popcorn to ketchup bottles to coffee stains, is directly observable, allowing curious readers to explore and expand topics in their own kitchens, backyards or swimming pools. And that’s what makes the book so enjoyable. Pursuing a more practical bent, Czerski focuses on the physics that we interact with every moment of our lives. It’s a fascinating topic, but it really doesn’t have any sort of application to the human-scale world that we actually live in. Most of the best physics writing I’ve come across over the past few years involves the bizarre mysteries of the quantum world. Using simple explanations and forgoing mathematical equations, Czerski cleverly explores everyday life with passion and enthusiasm. A horror adventure loosely centered on the works of Nikola Tesla, Close to the Sun showed immense potential early in development and was a recipient of an Unreal Dev Grant. How do these giant redwoods defy gravity?įeaturing wide-ranging chapters on topics like gasses, gravity, viscosity, magnetism, waves (light, sound and water), the book is remarkably readable despite the often complicated and counterintuitive subject matter. Italian studio Storm in a Teacup hopes to turn heads with its ambitious fourth title, Close to the Sun.
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