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9780801882487 Academic Inspection Copy
  • Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts, and Supercars

  • The Fantastic Physics of Film's Most Celebrated Secret Agent
  • Using entertaining sketches and nontechnical language, the author explains the basic physics behind the gadgets, cars, and stunts in a number of Bond films, from the jet packs in Thunderball to the dynamics of daredevil bungee jumping in Goldeneye.James Bond would have died a thousand deaths if not for Q, the genius behind the pen grenades and ......
  • ISBN-13: 9780801882487 (Hardback)
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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    AUD $69.99
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2006
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  • Categories: Film, TV & radio [AP]
9780801892646 Academic Inspection Copy
  • Good Vibrations

  • The Physics of Music
  • Why does a harpsichord sound different from a piano? For that matter, why does middle C on a piano differ from middle C on a tuning fork, a trombone, or a flute? Good Vibrations explains in clear, friendly language the out - of - sight physics responsible not only for these differences but also for the whole range of noises we call music.The ......
  • ISBN-13: 9780801892646 (Hardback)
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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    AUD $73.99
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  • Local release date: 13/02/2010
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  • Categories: Popular science [PDZ]
9780801874178 Academic Inspection Copy
  • The Isaac Newton School of Driving

  • Physics and Your Car
  • For some people, driving is an art; for others, it's a science. At the Isaac Newton School of Driving, though, every car is a laboratory on wheels and every drive an exciting journey into the world of physics. As explained by renowned science writer and physics professor Barry Parker -- whose father was a car mechanic and garage owner -- almost ......
  • ISBN-13: 9780801874178 (Hardback)
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Price:
    AUD $77.99
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  • Local release date: 14/11/2003
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  • Categories: Science: general issues [PD]
  • The Physics of War

  • From Arrows to Atoms
  • This fascinating blend of popular science and military history examines the science of war, demonstrating the close connection between the discovery of basic physical principles and the development of weaponry over the ages. Physics has played a critical role in warfare since the earliest times. Barry Parker highlights famous battles of the past ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781616148034 (Hardback)
  • Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT
    Imprint: PROMETHEUS
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    AUD $52.99
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  • Local release date: 16/03/2014
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  • Categories: Physics [PH]
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