Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Society & Social Sciences

PHYSICS FOR ROCK STARS

Christine McKinley

Making the Laws of the Universe Work for You

A pop-science book that makes physics understandable, funny, and even…glamorous.

From the host of the History Channel’s Brad Meltzer’s Decoded comes an irreverent book that explains the laws of the universe with clarity, humor, and a dash of adventure. It’s a book for the person who doesn’t want to learn fluid pressure calculations, but would certainly like to know how to escape a sinking car without losing her Italian leather purse.

Physics for Beautiful People is not a serious treatise on science, but more of a personal tour of physics from a quirky best friend who believes in its logic and beauty. There are no equations, numbers, or tricky concepts, just an inspiring and comical romp through the basics of physics that celebrates the true beauty of the organized universe.

Each chapter focuses on a single physics concept, explaining how it can be used in everyday situations. Covering gravity, attraction, motion, thermodynamics, electromagnetics, and more, this book is a fun read that will make you smarter – without making you feel like you’re studying for an exam.

Christine McKinley is a licensed mechanical engineer and hosts History Channel series Brad Meltzer’s Decoded. Her twenty-year engineering career has included projects in power generation, industrial facilities, and commercial construction. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Available products
Book Published 2014-06-03 by Perigee
Book Published 2014-06-03 by Perigee

Comments

Chinese (cc): Athena Press Korean: Galmaenamu Publishing

I know nothing about physics. And have you seen me? Rock stars have hair. But when you’re done, Physics for Rock Stars will teach you physics and remind you what true star power is. Part-memoir, part-textbook, and all-cool, here’s absolute proof that physics is useful and beautiful.

In Physics for Rock Stars, Christine McKinley presents science as performance art. She shows us how to use physics to perform fancy microphone throws, escape from a sinking car with outfit intact, discover your true identity, stop pointlessly spinning your wheels, handle chaos, keep secrets. Yes, there are equations, but they add to the fun as well as the understanding; even the quizzes make you laugh out loud. It’s the real deal, and a wild ride to boot.

Physics for Rock Stars is a clever, wryly passionate homage to the beauty of physics. It’s also a memoir of a Catholic girlhood, and that makes for a strange mix, but it works. Think Tobias Wolff meets Richard Feynman, only female. For me, the book’s shining achievement is an enthusiastic appreciation for science as described by an unconventional narrator. Not a nerdy guy, but a bright and over-achieving female sings the siren song for science.