Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for -an ingenious contrivance.- In this fascinating book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such contrivances--the bow and arrow, the waterwheel, the counterpoise siege engine (including the trebuchet), the pendulum clock anchor escapement, and the centrifugal governor--and demonstrates how they literally changed the world. Interweaving an entertaining narrative with diagrams, equations, and drawings, Denny shares the history of each device, explains the physics behind it, and describes how it was used, how it evolved, and why it is...
Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for -an ingenious contrivance.- In this fascinating book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such ...
Have you ever wondered how stealth planes achieve -invisibility, - how sunken ships are found, or how fishermen track schools of fish in vast expanses of ocean? Radar and sonar echolocation--a simple matter of sending, receiving, and processing signals.
Weaving history with simple science, Mark Denny deftly reveals the world of radar and sonar to the curious reader, technology buff, and expert alike. He begins with an early history of the Chain Home radar system used during World War II and then provides accessible and engaging explanations of the physics that make signal processing...
Have you ever wondered how stealth planes achieve -invisibility, - how sunken ships are found, or how fishermen track schools of fish in vast expan...
The science of ballistics has a long history and starts with one question: How does a projectile move through the air? Even before physicists worked that one out, military engineers had been tinkering with ballistic devices for centuries. The trebuchet of the Middle Ages has given way to rocket power, and the science of ballistics has evolved to match the technology. Mark Denny's survey covers this dynamic subject from prehistory to the weapons of tomorrow.
Taking the bang-whiz-thud approach, Denny first talks about internal ballistics--Bang --from before gunpowder to the development...
The science of ballistics has a long history and starts with one question: How does a projectile move through the air? Even before physicists worke...
Power generation is a relatively recent concern because humans had little need for sustained power until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Today, modern civilization is wholly dependent on the production and distribution of power. Without it, our way of life would be extinguished.
In Lights On , Mark Denny reveals the mysterious world of power generation. He takes us on a fun tour, examining the nature of energy, tracing the history of power generation, explaining the processes from production through transmission to use, and addressing questions that are currently in the...
Power generation is a relatively recent concern because humans had little need for sustained power until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Tod...
