Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics.

Gbur, Gregory J.

ISBN 10: 0300231296 / ISBN 13: 9780300231298

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 2019

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352 pp. dj.

Seller Inventory # 35832

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics.
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300231296
• ISBN 13: 9780300231298
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: As new
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Physics

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Synopsis

How do cats land on their feet? Discover how this question stumped brilliant minds and how its answer helped solve other seemingly impossible puzzles
 
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.