Can You Feel the Force? Synopsis
A fun, quirky look at the weird and wonderful side of physics, Can You Feel the Force? explores the physics of everyday things - from how balloons stretch and stick to walls, to why the sky is blue, to why stars twinkle.
Designed to appeal equally to children who are intimidated by science and those who love it, Can you Feel the Force? is not just a reference book - it's interactive with fun activities to try at home. Inside the pages are age appropriate text and experiments that will determine what's the best seat on a roller coaster, why does bubble gum stretch, why do fighter pilots have to wear specially tightened underwear, and why the world looks weird when you drive a car at the speed of light. Discover the recipe for slime, the secret of piercing a balloon without bursting it, and find out how to stick objects together with nothing but the magical force of friction; plus learn the ideas and discoveries of Galileo, Newton, Franklin and other key players in the defining principles and laws of physics.
Clear, exciting images and engaging text will make physics understandable and make kids curious to learn more in Can you Feel the Force?
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780756620332 |
| Publication date: |
17th July 2006 |
| Author: |
Richard Hammond |
| Publisher: |
Dorling Kindersley an imprint of DK |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
96 pages |
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About Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond is best known for co-presenting Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson
Richard Hammond loves cars and science. As co-presenter of the BBC’s hugely successful Top Gear and host of Sky One’s cult science series Brainiac: Science Abuse, his dreams come true on a daily basis.
His passion for learning has also taken him around the world in search of the Holy Grail for BBC1 (he didn’t find it). Can you Feel the Force? is his first book for children.
Richard is married with two children.
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