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The Science of Everyday Life
Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine
Marty Jopson

Michael O’Mara Books
17 September 2015/ ISBN 9781782434184
NonFiction / Science / Physics

Reviewed by Rachel A Hyde

 

Why does a boomerang come back? How does a compost heap work? Why does sweat smell, and what exactly is a calorie? Science is all around us, and this book takes the mystery out of many of these everyday but baffling puzzles.

This is a surprisingly readable and easy book to get stuck into. Divided into sections about food, the kitchen, around the house, our bodies, the outside world, and the garden, each of these chapters is further divided into short sections on a topic such as the four listed above. The author has a style that is easy to read, and the subjects chosen are all either relevant to daily life or are things to wonder about, such as the boomerang or why sheep don’t shrink if they get wet. This is not an illustrated book, but there are various helpful diagrams to aid with understanding anything best shown with a picture. I found myself dipping into it at odd moments, and therefore it would make a great present for anybody who wants to stop a teapot dribbling, understand more about batteries or the different types of light bulb, among many other things. Absorbing, informative and best of all easy to understand.

 

Reviewed 2015
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