‘A truly delightful read’ Jim Al-Khalili, author of Paradox. Picture a row of glasses, each filled with a transparent liquid. One will quench your thirst. Another will kill you. A third can power a jumbo jet. A fourth will make you drunk. From the bestselling, prize-winning author of Stuff Matters, Mark Miodownik returns with a captivating journey into the secret lives of liquids — those droplets, heartbeats and ocean waves that flow through every corner of our existence. Structured around a plane journey and taking in water, wine, oil and beyond, the book reveals liquids as agents of destruction and wonder in equal measure, sometimes explosive, often delightful, occasionally poisonous, but always surprising. Miodownik’s distinctive brand of scientific storytelling illuminates their hidden properties in ways that will permanently change how you see the world around you. ________________ ‘An exhilarating, eye-opening ride’ Philip Ball, science writer and author of H2O ‘Exciting, anarchic and surprising’ Katy Guest, The Guardian ‘A thrilling read, from start to finish’ Tim Radford, author of The Consolations of Physics
ISBN 13: 9780241977323
Author: Mark A. Miodownik
