{"product_id":"9782917260074","title":"Physics for Entertainment","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor physics students and science buffs alike, this clever and easy-to-read elementary physics handbook, recently mentioned in a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e article, was a bestseller in the Soviet Union in the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book appeals to bright inquisitive minds and gives answers to basic questions about physics. The fundamentals of mechanics, force, work, friction, rotation, gravitation, and more are presented with timeless charm. Instructive and witty, the author singles out and presents ordinary facts and phenomena from a physics perspective, encouraging readers to think in physical categories. The anecdotes are enhanced by black and white illustrations. The English language edition was first published in the UK by Mir Publishers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan One Walk Without Support? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Do Knots Hold? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou as Galileo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan an Invisible Man See? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Dig Tunnels \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Fish Have Bladders \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Prodinnova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063691788528,"sku":"9782917260074","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9782917260074_p0.jpg?v=1763710068","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9782917260074","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}