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How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life
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How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life Paperback - 2004

by Len Fisher

Praised as "the man who put the fun into physics" by the International Herald Tribune, Dr. Len Fisher has written an exceedingly lively and entertaining book on the science of everyday life. Following the routine of a normal day, Fisher shows how the seemingly mundane can provide insight into the most profound scientific questions. He explores the art and science of dunking, how to boil the perfect egg, how to tally a supermarket bill, the science behind hand tools, the secrets of haute cuisine, catching a ball and throwing a boomerang, bath (or beer) foam, the physics of sex and much more. With wit and aplomb, How to Dunk a Doughnut uses easy-to-digest concepts and a sense of humor to show nonscientists what science is really all about.


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One of the main problems that scientists have in sharing their picture of the world with a wider audience is the knowledge gap.

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  • Title How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life
  • Author Len Fisher
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, N . Y.
  • Date September 28, 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780143034384 / 0143034383
  • Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.92 x 5.54 x 0.65 in (20.12 x 14.07 x 1.65 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 1310
  • Library of Congress subjects Science
  • Dewey Decimal Code 500

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With wry wit and feline curiosity, he puts the fizz in physics. (Entertainment Weekly)Enjoyable . . . Fisher shows just how much fun can be had-and not just from eating cookies. (Science)

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