WHAT EINSTEIN DIDN’T KNOW -SCIENTIFIC ANSWERS TO EVERYDAY

DETAILS


Title What Einstein Didn't Know: Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions
Author Robert L. Wolke
Edition illustrated
Publisher Carol Pub., 1997

Length 271 pages
OVERVIEW

How does soap know what's dirt? How do magnets work? Why do ice cubes crackle in your glass . . . And how can you keep them quiet?

They are the questions that torment all of us. Now Robert L. Wolke, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, provides definitive—and amazingly simple—explanations for the mysteries of everyday life. Shattering myths (such as the common belief that salt melts the ice in your driveway) . . . providing insider secrets (like what lights up a neon sign) . . . and daring you to perform your own experiments ( find out what happens when you use a sharp knife to scratch the inside of a beer glass filled with brew!), Dr. Wolke provides astounding facts, cant-lose- bar bets, and sometimes shocking truths.

Why is the sky blue? A candle flame yellow? Or bleached clothes white? Don't stay in the dark. When it comes to unraveling the mysteries of modern living, maybe Einstein didn't know. But you can—even if you've never lit a Bunsen burner—with this fascinating, eye-opening book about our astonishing world

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert L. Wolke is an American chemist, currently professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh