Force : what it means to push and pull, slip and grip, start and stop / Henry Petroski.

Author/creator Petroski, Henry author.
Format Book
PublicationNew Haven, [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2022]
Copyright Date©2022
Description314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Prologue -- Pushes and pulls -- Gravitation -- Magnetism -- Friction -- Fractious forces -- Lever, lever, cantilever -- Forces, forces everywhere -- Moments of inertia -- Forceful illusions -- From physics to the physical.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 281-297) and index.
Issued in other formebook version : 9780300268942
ISBN0300260792 (hardcover)
ISBN9780300260793 (hardcover)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QC73 .P48 2022 ✔ Available Place Hold