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ISBN: HB: 9780300231298

Yale University Press

December 2019

352 pp.

21x14 cm

75 black&white illus.

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£18,99
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Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics

The question of how falling cats land on their feet has long intrigued humans. In this playful and eye?opening history, physicist and cat parent Gregory Gbur explores how attempts to understand the cat?righting reflex have provided crucial insights into puzzles in mathematics, geophysics, neuroscience, and human space exploration.

The result is an engaging tumble through physics, physiology, photography, and robotics to uncover, through scientific debate, the secret of the acrobatic performance known as cat?turning, the cat flip, and the cat twist. Readers learn the solution but also discover that the finer details still inspire heated arguments. As with other cat behavior, the more we investigate, the more surprises we discover.

About the Author

Gregory J. Gbur is professor of physics and optical science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He contributed to the book "Science Blogging: The Essential Guide" and writes two blogs about horror and the history of science.