Liquid: the Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
Author(s): Mark Miodownik
A series of glasses of transparent liquids is in front of you- but which will quench your thirst and which will kill you? And why? Why does one liquid make us drunk, and another power a jumbo jet?
From the bestselling author of Stuff Matters comes a fascinating tour of the world of these surprising or sinister substances - the droplets, heart beats and ocean waves we all encounter every day. Structured around a plane journey which sees encounters with water, wine, oil and more, Miodownik shows that liquids are agents of death and destruction as well as substances of wonder and fascination, and - just as in Stuff Matters - his unique brand of scientific storytelling brings them and their mysterious properties alive in a captivating new way.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Viking
- : 0.368317
- : 01 July 2019
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- : books
Special Fields
- : Mark Miodownik
- : Paperback
- : 1909
- : English
- : 530.42
- : 288