Summary from Roger Highfield loves science, and he loves Christmas, too.Ĭombining the two in The Physics of Christmas is his attempt to refute the notion that "the materialist insights of science destroy our capacity to wonder, leaving the world a more boring and predictable place." To that end, Highfield presents an amusing, eclectic, and trivia-filled collection of scientific observations about one of the Western world's most beloved holidays.Ĭontrary to the title, Highfield doesn't limit himself to physics. RogerĬategories physics, Christmas, aerodynamics, reindeer, thermodynamics, turkey, science, nature, chemistry, mathematics, genetics, anthropology, psychology, astronomy, biology Title The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey Author Highfield, D. The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey. Robb's Online Multimedia Database of Animals & Plants
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