Mark Denny

Gebundenes Buch

Float Your Boat!

The Evolution and Science of Sailing

Beschreibung

Whether you are an inquisitive landlubber who has never set foot in a boat, a casual weekend sailor, or an old salt who lives for the sea, Float Your Boat! is an accessible guide to the physics of sailing.

Autor

After earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Edinburgh University, Mark Denny pursued research at Oxford University from 1981 to 1984, then moved into a career in industry. He is the author of Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World and Blip, Ping, and Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar, both published by Johns Hopkins. Denny is now semi-retired and lives on Vancouver Island.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 162mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 593g
• ISBN-13: 9780801890093
• ISBN-10: 0801890098
• Artikelnr.: 24313193