Physics for Entertainment: Book One University Press of the Pacific must reading" --Futures Magazine "DYNAMIC--a

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The job of a fire lookout was usually an isolated and physically demanding job

penning over 50 books

overwhelmed with the demands of a busy practice

Zhang Sanfeng (Three Peaks Zhang)

Physics for Entertainment: Book One University Press of the Pacific must reading" --Futures Magazine "DYNAMIC--aRussian popular science writer Yakov Perelman makes physics fun in his classic book, offering real world applications, demonstrations, and fascinating phenomena that remain relevant and educational to modern readers. This book explains many of the most entertaining aspects of the physical world and its principles, including optical illusions, light tricks and mirages, watermelon force, gravity and flight, travel to the moon, brain teasers, heat,