101 Problems for the Armchair Scientist

How Do Headphone Wires Get So Tangled?

Joel Levy

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Ivy
26 July 2017

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science

This fascinating foray into the world of science tackles some perplexing problems that even the brainiest of scientists can't figure out. It presents you with 101 imaginative scenarios - from everyday life to the human body, and from the natural world to outer space - and provides the scientific reasons or theories behind why they are possible. Including: why an ant can survive in a microwave; why some people sneeze when they see bright light; and why it takes longer for a ball to come down than go up.

By: Joel Levy
Imprint: Ivy
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9780857625076
ISBN 10: 0857625071
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 26 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

JOEL LEVY is a writer and journalist specialising in history and science. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Newton's Notebook, Great Scientists, Mad Science (revealing the secret histories of madness, magic, and mysticism among great inventors and scientists), The Doomsday Book (a guide to scenarios for the end of civilisation), History's Lost Treasures, and the forthcoming History's Worst Battles. He has also written features and articles for the national press, and has appeared on national television and numerous local and national radio shows. A long-term student of the history of science and medicine, Joel has a BSc in Biological Sciences and an MA in Psychology.