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Fizzics

Fizzics

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Bubbles are everywhere -- in water and in air, made from soap and from gas. They are referenced in literature and sung about in songs, and they're even the subject of great works of art. From the youngest child blowing bubbles in the backyard to the adult studying the fascinating science behind them, bubbles capture our imagination. F. Ronald Young's far-reaching survey of the humble bubble explores the complex behavior of these seemingly simple objects. If you stop to think about it, bubbles and droplets are cornerstones of the world around us. They are the reason that dolphins cannot swim faster, that the sky is blue, and that coffee rings form. They are essential to knowing how atom smashers work, how detergents clean dishes, and how to pour a perfect pint.Beyond these basics, Young shows how humans have put bubbles to use throughout history. Whether in technology -- making fire-fighting foams and waterproof makeup -- or in medicine -- cleaning wounds and clarifying ultrasounds -- bubbles are capable of more than most of us have imagined. With easy-to-understand explanations, detailed illustrations, and entertaining anecdotes, Young reveals the Fizzics behind these familiar -- yet surprising -- objects.

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<P>Preface<BR>Prologue<BR>1. The Physics of Fizzy: Gas Bubbles in Liquid<BR>Bubbles in Beer and Volcanoes<BR>The Ins and Outs of Bubble Oscillations<BR>Springboard and Platform Diving<BR>Propellers, Pumps, and Porpoises<BR>Knuckle Cracking<BR>Dams<BR>Cartesian Divers<BR>Bubbles in Your Bubbly<BR>The Ascent of Sap in Trees<BR>Ceramic Bubbles<BR>White- Water Physics<BR>2. Raining Cats and Dogs: Liquid Droplets in a Gas<BR>Faucet Physics<BR>Spider's Web<BR>Liquid-Drop Model of the Atomic Nucleus<BR>The Swirl of Bath Water<BR>Morning Dew<BR>Acid Rain<BR>Bubble Chambers and Atom Smashers<BR>Clouds<BR>Thunder and Lightning<BR>Snow<BR>Hail<BR>Vapor Trails<BR>The Rainbow<BR>Halos<BR>Glories<BR>The Green Flash<BR>The Blue Sky<BR>3. The Perfect Pint: The Science of Foams<BR>Liquid Foams<BR>Free-Fighting Foams<BR>Honeycombs and Mattresses<BR>Bones<BR>Mining Foams<BR>Foams on the Farm<BR>4. Where There's Life, There's Soap: The Science of Surface Tension<BR>Soap Bubbles<BR>Coffee Rings<BR>Soap Molecules<BR>The Bubble That Lived<BR>The Soapy Computer<BR>Bubble Raft<BR>Anti-Bubbles<BR>Feeling the Tension<BR>Record-Breaking Bubbles<BR>5. Poetry in the Ocean: Bubbles in the Sea<BR>A Storm at Sea<BR>Bubble Nets<BR>Fish-Killing Bubbled<BR>Bubblese Hiding Mines<BR>6. What Light from Yonder Bubble Breaks?<BR>Sonoluminescence<BR>The Star in the Jar<BR>Liquid Light<BR>Light from Breaking Glass<BR>Sonoluminescence in Space<BR>7. In the Operating Theatre: Medical Bubbles<BR>Cleaning a Wound<BR>The Bends<BR>Bubbles in the Blood<BR>Bubbles in the Bladder<BR>Designer Bubbles<BR>Epilogue<BR>Glossary<BR>References<BR>Index</P>

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