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Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by [Helen Czerski]

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'A quite delightful book on the joys, and universality, of physics. Czerski's enthusiasm is infectious because she brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope or created at the Large Hadron Collider.' - Jim Al-Khalili

Our world is full of patterns. If you pour milk into your tea and give it a stir, you'll see a swirl, a spiral of two fluids, before the two liquids mix completely. The same pattern is found elsewhere too. Look down on the Earth from space, and you'll find similar swirls in the clouds, made where warm air and cold air waltz.

In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski links the little things we see every day with the big world we live in. Each chapter begins with something small - popcorn, coffee stains and refrigerator magnets - and uses it to explain some of the most important science and technology of our time.

This is physics as the toolbox of science - a toolbox we need in order to make sense of what is around us and arrive at decisions about the future, from medical advances to solving our future energy needs. It is also physics as the toy box of science: physics as fun, as never before.

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3 November 2016
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Physicist and rising BBC star, Dr Helen Czerski shows that science isn't something complicated for someone else somewhere else but all around us, happening right now in pigeons, teacups and cakes. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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‘If you’ve ever felt like understanding how things work is just too big a mountain to climb then read this book. Fun, fascinating and brilliantly well written.’
Marcus Brigstocke

Our world is full of patterns. If you pour milk into your tea and give it a stir, you’ll see a swirl, a spiral of two fluids, before the two liquids mix completely. The same pattern is found elsewhere too. Look down on the Earth from space, and you’ll find similar swirls in the clouds, made where warm air and cold air waltz.

In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski links the little things we see every day with the big world we live in. Each chapter begins with something small – popcorn, coffee stains and refrigerator magnets – and uses it to explain some of the most important science and technology of our time.

This is physics as the toolbox of science - a toolbox we need in order to make sense of what is around us and arrive at decisions about the future, from medical advances to solving our future energy needs. It is also physics as the toy box of science: physics as fun, as never before.

‘Brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope or created at the Large Hadron Collider.’
Jim Al-Khalili

‘A delightful book on the joys and universality of physics . . . Czerski’s enthusiasm is infectious’
Jim Al-Khalili

‘A wonderful way to discover the hidden scientific connections behind the ordinary and everyday’
Hannah Fry

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Helen Czerski’s engaging debut book seeks to demystify physics in everyday life, so whether you know your refraction from your reflection, or find the entire subject incomprehensible, this should be an invaluable primer. — The Guardian

Excellent… an ideal gift for any scientifically inquisitive person, including children or adults who retain a child's sense of wonder. Robert Hooke would have loved it. — John Gribbin (The Wall Street Journal)

In an age when any questions we have about the workings of the world are instantly answerable via Google, physicist Czerski pushes us to resist the search engine.… [W]hy not learn some simple physics so that you can try to puzzle things out for yourself? — Scientific American

Delightful.…Replete with historical detail.…Storm in a Teacup will entertain and educate any person with a healthy curiosity about the natural world. — Physics Today

This book is charming, accessible and enthusiastic. Helen invites you in to see the world through her eyes and understand how a physicist think. It’s a wonderful way to discover the hidden scientific connections behind the ordinary and everyday. — Hannah Fry, author of Hello World

A delightful book on the joys and universality of physics. Czerski brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope or created at the large Hadron Collider. — Jim Al-Khalili, author of Life on the Edge

Storm in a Teacup is a course in physics, but it’s less like a classroom than a long walk with a patient, charming, and very, very learned friend. Czerski has a remarkable knack for finding scientific wonders under every rock, alongside every raindrop, and inside every grain of sand. — Jordan Ellenberg, author of How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Helen Czerski is a physicist at University College London’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, and a science presenter for BBC. She writes a monthly column for BBC Focus magazine called “Everyday Science” that was shortlisted for a Professional Publishers Association award. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BI3CDA2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Transworld Digital; 1st edition (3 November 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2671 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 282 pages

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Helen Czerski was born in Manchester. She is a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at University College London. As a physicist she studies the bubbles underneath breaking waves in the open ocean to understand their effects on weather and climate.

Helen regularly presents BBC programmes on physics, the ocean and the atmosphere – recent series include Colour: The Spectrum of Science, Orbit, Operation Iceberg, Super Senses, Dara O’Briain’s Science Club, as well as programmes on bubbles, the sun and our weather. She is also a columnist for Focus magazine, shortlisted for PPA columnist of the year in 2014, and has written numerous articles for national newspapers.

She lives in London.

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Md Abdullah Ali Shah

Books paper quality

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Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade

Good content, poor presentation

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 June 2021

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The author writes reasonably well, the examples are good, and humor is interjected where possible. The content will interest readers with an average knowledge and understanding of physics. The book has an index. A large minus point is that the chapters are long and are not broken into sections by side headings. And, there are no pictures or diagrams. So, readers are faced with pages upon pages of unbroken text. This could discourage readers from starting the book.

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sreesankar

Interesting read never boring

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 17 August 2021

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Nice simplified book for those who are curious in understanding how things work. I think for school kids this book will generate curiosity and push them to learn more.

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Vritant

Did not really connect with

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 29 May 2022

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This book could have been better. Three things which this book lack are:
1. Illustrations, which is an absolute must for this book in particular.
2. The writing style is too colloquial, not much effort went into trying to explain things.
3. Structure: There are no subtopics. The content is very loosely held.
Overall, I won't suggest it. The author knows her stuff and is extremely enthusiastic over what she is doing, but a great scientist doesn't equal a great writer.

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Sidh Goyal

Perfect for all - Physics Lovers AND Haters

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 14 September 2017

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Don't judge a book by its cover. But with this book you just can't help being inquisitive after seeing its one of a kind cover illustration. This book is the key to igniting the spark of curiosity and pure love for physics in you. From the buzzing of bees to the working of mobile signals, this book has it all covered. What makes it so interesting is that it tells us so many facts and reasons about the things that go around us unnoticed. Have you ever wondered why does rain fall in drops ? Have you ever thought why doesn't a snail fall off the wall or roof? Don't stay in ignorance. See the storm in your own teacup after reading this marvellous book.

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PranavJayan91

Brilliantly quirky

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 21 July 2021

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Brilliantly quirky and an amazing adventure through physics. The whole approach of explaining physics through everyday observations is a fun way to learn as you read through this book.

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satheesh

outstanding narration

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This book is narrated superbly and covers almost all major topics covered in physics taken by science students by their 12th grade. This should be considered as a motivational book for students with interest in science and physics in particular. Would have been nice to see few diagrams and photos in such a book.

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SRI

GOOD PERSPECTIVE

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It is all about the Fundamental Laws of Physics in the day-to-day activities. Making Waves: From Water to Wifi is the best compilation.

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Fernando Apesteguía

Probably doesn't worth your time

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Very shallow book. Incoherent at times as I. The structure. Not real physics knowledge or explanations and not real every day life events (no, why a duck keeps it's feet warm is not that). Also, I don't know what to make of sentences like this: "our planet is a system made of five interacting components: rocks, atmosphere, oceans, ice and life". There are many other physics divulgative books better than this one.

Prav

Good physics refresher but wouldn't read if you already have some command of the subject

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on 24 June 2018

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I was mainly interested in reading this book to see if it could provide me with greater perspective of the current reality we live in and if there would be any 'a-ha' nuggets of physics. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed that the content was largely basic physics concepts (those that one may or may not remember from high school) with some examples of each. It is great as a refresher of these basic concepts but didn't really move me.

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Peter Knight

A fascinating look into the 'everyday'.

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on 5 July 2020

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This book lifts the veil on the everyday events that occur around us. Until they were explained in such an interesting way, I'd just accepted them. The storm in a teacup is how milk interacts with your tea when it is poured in. Who knew that could be interesting!

Jennifer K

Great book.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on 29 October 2021

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This is a great book. I heard the author speak and was so impressed by the presentation that I bought the book. I recommend it highly.

G. J. Seddon

Pleasant and amusing - but only for non-scientists

Reviewed in France 🇫🇷 on 10 November 2020

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Be aware that this book is written for people with little or no knowledge of physics. The writing style is pleasant and some amusing tricks are decribed that you could use to entertain your grandchildren. But if like me you have a good education in physics, you will find the text about very basic scientific notions tedious. I found myself skipping over whole pages to move along quicker. This is not really a criticism : the author had to decide at what level to position her explanations.

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