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What Einstein told his barber : more scientific answers to everyday questions

Wolke, Robert L. (Author).

Summary: Provides humorous scientific answers to questions about motion, heat, the Earth and the heavens, water, vision, and other issues encountered in everyday life.

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  • ISBN: 0440508797 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xviii, 269 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
    print
  • 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
Subject: Science Miscellanea

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Upper Skagit Library District.
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Burlington Public Library 500 WOLKE 39851000869090 Non-fiction Available -

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.


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