EPN’s ‘Physics in Daily Life’ column available in new book
“This is a book for curious minds: these pages hold the wonders of a candle flame, the secret of surviving the sauna heat, and the mysteries of bubbles and balloons. Find answers to questions like ‘Why is water blue? How do we localize sound? Why is ice so slippery?’ and ‘What is the speed of falling raindrops?’”
Full of charm and intellectual curiosity, Jo Hermans’ delightful ‘Physics in Daily Life’ columns – a staple feature of Europhysics News [EPN] – have finally been published together in a new compendium. Featuring illustrations by Wiebke Drenckhan, this accessible guide to the science of everyday life is being released by EDP Sciences.
“The present volume is a feast of erudition and humour, by way of the excellent accompanying cartoons as well as the subject matter,” writes Arnold Wolfendale, former president of the European Physical Society, in the book’s foreword.
Hermans is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at Leiden University, in the Netherlands, and has a long history in scientific outreach – notably including his on-going time as editor of Europhysics News.
This inspiring volume can be ordered from the Édition Sciences website; discounts are also available for bulk purchases of 11 or more copies – for more information, please contact EDP Science’s Agnès Henri agnes [dot] henri [at] edpsciences [dot] org.
