Margo S
wants
to read:
Please recommend a good book on everyday physics phenomena, with, preferably, speculations on what the world would be like with slightly different parameters/ different physics laws.
I'm looking for something in between "Theory of almost everything" Please recommend a good book on everyday physics phenomena, with, preferably, speculations on what the world would be like with slightly different parameters/ different physics laws.
I'm looking for something in between "Theory of almost everything" (Robert Oerter), Physics for Entertainment (Yakov Perelman) and easier parts of Feynman's lectures. "Thinking Physics" by Epstein is also along the lines of what to look for.
E.g. What if magnetic field of our planet got 10 times stronger? What is contribution of weak force to shaping the world we see and feel? How would silica based organic life look like?
I'm not afraid of formulas and math, but I'm NOT LOOKING for a STUDENT BOOK - I want to read about everyday mundane stuff explained by physics, not capacitors and ideal gas cylinders.
