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What Einstein told his barber : more scientific answers to everyday questions / Robert L. Wolke.
Provides humorous scientific answers to questions about motion, heat, the Earth and the heavens, water, vision, and other issues encountered in everyday life.
Record details
- ISBN: 0440508797 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xviii, 269 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Dell Pub., c2000.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Citation/References Note: | Reference and Research Book News, May 2000 |
| Target Audience Note: | Young Adult Follett Library Resources |
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| Subject: | Science > Miscellanea. |
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Robert L. Wolke is professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and researcher in both chemistry and physics. As an educator and lecturer, he enjoys a national reputation for his ability to make science understandable and enjoyable. He is the author of What Einstein Didn't Know: Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions; Impact: Science on Society; and Chemistry Explained, as well as dozens of scientific research papers. His bi-weekly column, "Food 101," in which he answers scientific questions about food, appears in The Washington Post. He lives in Pittsburgh.