Helen Czerski
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial. Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"Through stories of history, culture, and animals, the author explains how water temperature, salinity, gravity, and the movement of Earths tectonic plates all interact in a complex dance, supporting life at the smallest scale;plankton;and the largest;giant sea turtles, whales, humankind. From the ancient Polynesians who navigated the Pacific by reading the waves, to permanent residents of the deep such as the Greenland shark that can live for hundreds...