Physics in the Kitchen
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-34406-0 (ISBN)
Do you know why honey drips whereas ketchup refuses to budge in the bottle? Or what kettles have in common with power stations, or how to cook with radar?
This delightful and accessible book provides a smorgasbord and a whirlwind tour of the multitude of physical phenomena that occur in a kitchen: from the diffusion of nutrients during cooking to how an extractor fan works, how smells disperse, and where quantum effects are hidden. These and numerous other fascinating phenomena are served up in an engaging manner that will fascinate and tantalise the taste buds of anyone who enjoys eating, cooking or simply spending time in the kitchen. No specialist technical or mathematical knowledge is required to enjoy this book. Tuck right in and discover the universe of physical laws in your very own kitchen...George Vekinis is a Research Director and Head of the Education Office at the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” in Athens, Greece as well as a university lecturer. He earned a PhD in Physics at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and an MBA (Core) at the Open University, UK. In the past he was also a lecturer and researcher in South Africa and the UK (University of Cambridge) and has served on numerous scientific and technical committees. He has supervised the research work of over 120 students and published and lectured extensively on physics, space exploration, materials science and engineering as well as technology transfer and entrepreneurship. His work has been funded by the European Commission, the European Space Agency as well as various industrial entities and is the author of two books on entrepreneurship and technology commercialisation. He is happily married in Athens with two grown children and two three-legged rescue cats. At weekends, he can reliably be found cooking up a storm in the kitchen.
Introduction.- Building an Appetite - Energy: The Currency of Life, Food and ... Everything Else.- A Physics Cornucopia.- Gourmet Physics.- Tools of the Trade: Appliances, Materials, and Trusted Kitchen Helpers.- Physics is Everywhere you Look and ...Hear.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.11.2023 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Copernicus Books |
| Zusatzinfo | IX, 208 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 487 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| Schlagworte | cooking appliances • energy efficiency • Material Science of Food • Physical Science of Food • Physics of Cooking • science in the kitchen |
| ISBN-10 | 3-031-34406-5 / 3031344065 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-34406-0 / 9783031344060 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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