Liquid: the delightful and dangerous substances that flow through our lives
Miodownik, Mark
Liquid: the delightful and dangerous substances that flow through our lives - London: Viking, 2018 - xii; 276p. pb; 24 cm
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.
9780241977309
Liquids.
Liquids -- Miscellanea.
Liquids -- Popular works.
Matter -- Properties -- Popular works.
530.42 MIO
Liquid: the delightful and dangerous substances that flow through our lives - London: Viking, 2018 - xii; 276p. pb; 24 cm
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.
9780241977309
Liquids.
Liquids -- Miscellanea.
Liquids -- Popular works.
Matter -- Properties -- Popular works.
530.42 MIO
