‘In discussions of everything from jet engines to jet lag, Clegg both fascinates and informs. If straightforward science can dispel fear of flying, there will soon be fewer people shaking in their seats.’
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Brian Clegg’s Inflight Science is reviewed today in American Science magazine Science News.
‘Besides providing loads of info about how airplanes work,’ writes reviewer Sid Perkins, ‘the book includes several experiments that passengers can conduct right on their tray tables —illustrating scientific principles for the keenly observant and offering blessed distraction for the chronically nervous. Readers can test Galileo’s theory of relativity (yes, Galileo’s) by watching chips of ice floating in their drinks. Clegg also explains how to use common objects such as coins or ballpoint pens to estimate a plane’s height above the ground or the distance to other aircraft flying nearby.’
Read the full piece here and more about the book here.
