The Physics of Everyday Things

基本信息

Format:Paperback 256 pages

Publisher:Crown

Imprint:Broadway Books

ISBN:9780770437756

Published:15 May 2018

Weight:210g

Dimensions:203 x 130 x 18(mm)

Language:English

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

学物理难道不只是背公式、建模型、做习题吗？不一定！我们生活中常见的电子设备也可以是学习物理知识的工具。你以为物理世界只有黑洞、引力波、相对论、希格斯玻色子吗？错！电动牙刷、导航仪、冰箱、飞机背后也隐藏着奇妙的物理学原理。

电动牙刷是如何充电的？导航仪是如何准确定位的？冰箱为什么能制冷？飞机为什么能在天上飞？这些你想过或者没想过的问题，这些物理老师可能也答不上来的问题，你都能在这本书里找到答案。

其实，电动牙刷的充电原理与电磁感应有关，导航仪通过计算信号的传输时间和速度来定位，冰箱的制冷原理与蒸汽散热的原理正好相反，飞机能够飞起来主要归功于机翼的特殊设计……

从早晨的第一缕阳光射进你的房间，到结束繁忙的一天关灯入睡，恍然间你会发现自己就置身于一个奇妙的物理世界中。生活中常见的电子设备都可以成为我们学习物理知识的教具，就这样，你的生活与物理学紧紧联系在一起。

物理学并不只是抽象的公式和名词，它更是你日常生活的一部分。

Physics professor, bestselling author, and dynamic storyteller James Kakalios reveals the mind-bending science behind the seemingly basic things that keep our daily lives running, from our smart phones and digital “clouds” to x-ray machines and hybrid vehicles.

Most of us are clueless when it comes to the physics that makes our modern world so convenient. What’s the simple science behind motion sensors, touch screens, and toasters? How do we glide through tolls using an E-Z Pass, or find our way to new places using GPS? In The Physics of Everyday Things, James Kakalios takes us on an amazing journey into the subatomic marvels that underlie so much of what we use and take for granted.

Breaking down the world of things into a single day, Kakalios engages our curiosity about how our refrigerators keep food cool, how a plane manages to remain airborne, and how our wrist fitness monitors keep track of our steps. Each explanation is coupled with a story revealing the interplay of the astonishing invisible forces that surround us. Through this “narrative physics,” The Physics of Everyday Things demonstrates that—far from the abstractions conjured by terms like the Higgs Boson, black holes, and gravity waves—sophisticated science is also quite practical. With his signature clarity and inventiveness, Kakalios ignites our imaginations and enthralls us with the principles that make up our lives.

作者简介

詹姆斯·卡卡里奥斯 （James Kakalios）美国明尼苏达大学物理学与天文学教授，畅销书作者。他是凝聚态物理学领域的一位实验物理学家，研究范围非常广泛，涉及纳米材料和神经系统中的随机共振分析等。由于在科普方面做出的杰出贡献，他曾被美国物理学会和美国科学促进会授予相关奖项。

JAMES KAKALIOS is the Taylor Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Minnesota and the author of the bestselling The Physics of Superheroes.