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Lädt ... Reise zum Mittelpunkt des Frühstückseis. Streifzüge durch die Physik der alltäglichen Dingevon Len Fisher
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. An entertaining and enli Fisher's offering is a work written by a scientist but well and accurately aimed at the non-scientist. Where many before him have failed, Fisher has succeeded in crafting a work which does well at dancing the line between too technical and downright insulting. The author very carefully defines his terms once upon first use and then rightly expects his audience to remember them. He is accessible without being annoying. As to his content, Fisher is widely varied while staying fundamentally true to his background in physics. In his 200 pages he touches on liquid uptake of permeable foods (the eponymous dunking of the doughnut), the protein transition of cooked eggs, the physics of simple tools, math tricks to make your trip to the supermarket less costly, boomerangs, beer foam and ball games. He closes with chapters on the physics behind the sense of taste and human sexuality. Throughout, Fisher provides not only factual content but historical anecdotes to lighten the mood a bit. Most memorably for me, he relates the brief tale of an Australian man in the 1930s who protested loudly and publicly that the use of an erect penis during intercourse was simply too forceful. He argued that a flaccid state was more respectful and appropriate and one that allowed the woman to draw the instrument of insemination into herself at a time of her own choosing. Personally I suspect this was a case of a movement founded in the fertile ground of a personal shortcoming but regardless of the cause for the statement, it does give one a proper sense for the character of the book. Ok, this one completely appeals to my inner geek. I was trained as a scientist but it's been a while since I've done anything that looks like science. This satisfies that desire to unlock how the world works. In this case, the book is a series of short essays on particular subjects that may sound like daft questions, but have some need to understand the science in order to answer the question. So the title, "how to dunk a doughnut" starts with a discussion of the difference between doughnuts & biscuits and perfects the art of the biscuit dunk. yes, it's light hearted and (scientifically) superficial, but it was a fun read. A lot of the applications are food related - the author being a food scientist - but that at least makes them readily applicable by the non scientist. I imagine any food scientist would find it trivial in the extreme, but for a non scientist or someone at school, it would be a good general informative book. i liked it, but like I said, my inner geek needs feeding every now & then. Fisher's offering is a work written by a scientist but well and accurately aimed at the non-scientist. Where many before him have failed, Fisher has succeeded in crafting a work which does well at dancing the line between too technical and downright insulting. The author very carefully defines his terms once upon first use and then rightly expects his audience to remember them. He is accessible without being annoying. As to his content, Fisher is widely varied while staying fundamentally true to his background in physics. In his 200 pages he touches on liquid uptake of permeable foods (the eponymous dunking of the doughnut), the protein transition of cooked eggs, the physics of simple tools, math tricks to make your trip to the supermarket less costly, boomerangs, beer foam and ball games. He closes with chapters on the physics behind the sense of taste and human sexuality. Throughout, Fisher provides not only factual content but historical anecdotes to lighten the mood a bit. Most memorably for me, he relates the brief tale of an Australian man in the 1930s who protested loudly and publicly that the use of an erect penis during intercourse was simply too forceful. He argued that a flaccid state was more respectful and appropriate and one that allowed the woman to draw the instrument of insemination into herself at a time of her own choosing. Personally I suspect this was a case of a movement founded in the fertile ground of a personal shortcoming but regardless of the cause for the statement, it does give one a proper sense for the character of the book. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Während sich die meisten Wissenschaftler weitab vom Alltäglichen bewegen, ist es das besondere Anliegen des englischen Physikers Fisher, die Physik aus ihrem Elfenbeinturm zu holen und zu zeigen, wie sich viele alltägliche Vorgänge physikalisch erläutern und teilweise sogar optimieren lassen, wie beispielsweise das im Titel genannte Kochen eines Frühstückseis. Bei einem mittleren Ei von Kühlschranktemperatur beträgt die optimale Kochzeit 4,8 Minuten, wenn man es zwischen 63 und 68 Grad erhitzt, gerinnt nur das Eiweiß und das Eigelb bleibt flüssig. Daneben gibt es Tipps für das Eintunken von Keks in Tee oder Kaffee, für Werkzeuganwendungen, die Überprüfung von Kassenzetteln, das Essen mit allen Sinnen, über Bierschaum und sogar Sex und Physik. Alles in allem ein leicht zu lesendes, aber durchaus ernst zu nehmendes Werk, das Interesse an Physik weckt und zum eigenen Forschen und Nachdenken anregt. Von der Zielsetzung her vergleichbar "Was macht die Mücke beim Wolkenbruch" (BA 5/02) und "Warum fallen schlafende Vögel nicht vom Baum?" (BA 1/01). Breit einsetzbar. (2 S) Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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