Mark Denny (1) (1953–)

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Mark Denny is a theoretical physicist who worked in academia and industry. He is the author of a number of books for scholars, students, and general readers, most recently Gliding for Gold: The Physics of Winter Sports; Their/Arrows Will Darken the Sun: The Evolution and Science of Ballistics; and toon meer Super Structures: The Science of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of Engineering, all published by Johns Hopkins. toon minder

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Froth!: The Science of Beer (2009) 50 exemplaren

Engineering Animals: How Life Works (2011) 49 exemplaren

Super Structures: The Science of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of Engineering (2010) 28 exemplaren

Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World (2007) 24 exemplaren

The Science of Navigation: From Dead Reckoning to GPS (2012) 23 exemplaren

Blip, Ping, and Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar (2007) 17 exemplaren

Float Your Boat!: The Evolution and Science of Sailing (2008) 16 exemplaren

Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun: The Evolution and Science of Ballistics (2011) 16 exemplaren

Making the Most of the Anthropocene: Facing the Future (2017) 10 exemplaren

Lights On!: The Science of Power Generation (2013) 9 exemplaren

Gliding for Gold: The Physics of Winter Sports (2011) 8 exemplaren

Rocket Science: From Fireworks to the Photon Drive (2019) 7 exemplaren

Making Sense of Weather and Climate: The Science Behind the Forecasts (2017) 6 exemplaren

Long hops : making sense of bird migration (2016) 5 exemplaren

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Geboortedatum: 1953
Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: UK
Geboorteplaats: Yorkshire, England, UK
Woonplaatsen: British Columbia, Canada
Opleiding: University of Edinburgh
Beroepen: theoretical physicist
radar systems engineer
science writer
Organisaties: University of Edinburgh
University of Oxford

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Froth!: The Science of Beer door Mark Denny

Lots of foam, not much beer.

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lpg3d | Jun 22, 2010 |

Float Your Boat!: The Evolution and Science of Sailing door Mark Denny

Mr. Denny should stick to what he knows best: physics. The historical chapters of this book are not nearly as strong as those that are discussing the physics of sailing. The physics chapters for me (more of a historian than a physicist - maybe physicists would review this book differently) were much more useful and enlightening. The whole thing could use a serious round of editing, as it is annoyingly repetitive (or maybe it's just Denny's attempt at being folksy). Also disappointed that the historical portions of this text mostly focus on larger sailing vessels, not so much on the wide variety of smaller craft.… (meer)

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rjurban | Jan 5, 2010 |

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