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Barcode30293101832942
LocationClark County
Call No530.12 Orze
TitleBreakfast with Einstein : the exotic physics of everyday objects / Chad Orzel.
AuthorOrzel, Chad. author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ3
NumReserves0
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Clark County30293101832942530.12 Orze7/28/2020 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781946885357 (trade paper : alk. paper)
International Standard Book Number 1946885355 (trade paper : alk. paper)
Personal Name Orzel, Chad. author.
Title Statement Breakfast with Einstein : the exotic physics of everyday objects / Chad Orzel.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., 2018.
Physical Description xv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
General Note Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note Sunrise: the fundamental interactions -- The heating element: Planck's desperate trick -- Digital photos: the patent clerk's heuristic -- The alarm clock: the football player's atom -- The internet: a solution in search of a problem -- The sense of smell: chemistry by exclusion -- Solid objects: the energy of uncertainty -- Computer chips: the internet is for Schrodinger's cats -- Magnets: how the h*ck do they work? -- Smoke detector: Mr. Gamow's escape -- Encryption: a final brilliant mistake -- Conclusion.
Summary, Etc. Orzel, author of How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, explores how quantum connects with everyday reality, and offers engaging, layperson-level explanations of the mind-bending ideas central to modern physics.-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Physics Popular works.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Physics Humor.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Quantum theory Popular works.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Quantum theory Humor.

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