What Einstein Didnt Know, Robert L. Wolke
What Einstein Didnt Know, Robert L. Wolke
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What Einstein Didn't Know
Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions

Author: Robert L. Wolke

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/27/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Science


Synopsis

How does soap know what's dirt? How do magnets work? Why do ice cubes crackle in your glass . . . And how can you keep them quiet?

They are the questions that torment all of us. Now Robert L. Wolke, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, provides definitive—and amazingly simple—explanations for the mysteries of everyday life. Shattering myths (such as the common belief that salt melts the ice in your driveway) . . . providing insider secrets (like what lights up a neon sign) . . . and daring you to perform your own experiments ( find out what happens when you use a sharp knife to scratch the inside of a beer glass filled with brew!), Dr. Wolke provides astounding facts, cant-lose- bar bets, and sometimes shocking truths.

Why is the sky blue? A candle flame yellow? Or bleached clothes white? Don't stay in the dark. When it comes to unraveling the mysteries of modern living, maybe Einstein didn't know. But you can—even if you've never lit a Bunsen burner—with this fascinating, eye-opening book about our astonishing world.

About Robert L. Wolke

Robert L. Wolke, a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, received his doctorate in chemistry from Cornell University. He is a food columnist for the Washington Post, and he has won both the James Beard Foundation's award for best newspaper column and the International Association of Culinary Professionals' Bert Greene Award for best newspaper food writing. He is the author of Impact: Science on Society and Chemistry Explained, as well as coauthor, with his wife, noted food writer Marlene Parrish, of What Einstein Told His Cook 2 and What Einstein Kept Under His Hat. Robert lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


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Goodreads review by Nings

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Awalnya cukup menarik, tetapi setelah membaca beberapa halaman, lama-kelamaan menjadi membosankan layaknya membaca buku pelajaran. Namun sebagai buku yang bergenre sains, buku ini memang beda dan cukup menarik untuk disimak karena pengetahuannya merujuk ke hal-hal di sekitar kita.......more