000 01702nam a2200265 i 4500
999 _c105586
_d105586
001 021846795
003 UkOxU
005 20200226115217.0
008 190222s2019 enka b 001 0 eng
010 _a2019935202
020 _a9780300231298
_qhardback
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dUkOxU
_dIeDuRDS
082 _223
_a636.8
100 1 _aGbur, Greg,
_eauthor.
_9135740
245 1 0 _aFalling felines and fundamental physics /
_cGregory J. Gbur.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bYale University Press,
_c2019
300 _axiv, 337 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c22 cm
500 _aAt foot of dust jacket: A headlong dive into the science of how cats land on their feet.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 303-318) and index.
520 _a"The question of how falling cats land on their feet has intrigued humans since at least the middle of the nineteenth century. 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"--Front flap of dustjacket.
650 0 _aScience
_vPopular works.
_949576
650 0 _aPhysics.
_9445
650 0 _aCats
_910210
942 _2ddc
_cLEN