Entertaining science stories

by Yakov Perelman, Brian Willams (Other)

Overview

In this book, we look into some entertaining stories from famous authors (Leo Tolstoy, Jules Verne, Jonathan Swift, etc.) and analyze them from a scientific point of view. Using simple mathematics and physics tools, we will be able to derive new entertaining questions and answers from these stories. In some occasions, we will be able to accept or refuse the foundations underlying them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782917260470
Publisher:	Prodinnova
Publication date:	12/21/2018
Pages:	76
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.18(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Yakov Isidorovich Perelman (December 4, 1882 - March 16, 1942) was a Russian and Soviet science writer and author of many popular science books.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 - “How Much Land Does a Man Need?”

Chapter 2 - “From the Earth to the Moon”

Chapter 3 – “The Mysterious Island”

Chapter 4 - “At the Bottom of the Hold”

Chapter 5 - Mark Twain’s nightly journey

Chapter 6 - Giants and Dwarfs

Chapter 7 - In the depths of the oceans

Chapter 8 – Amazing mazes

Chapter 9 - Falling bodies