The Undercover Scientist - Investigating the Mishaps of Everyday Life

Professor Peter Bentley is one of the most creative thinkers in computer science, working with scientists of all different disciplines to model virtual experiments. He is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Computer Science, University College London and is known for his prolific research covering all aspects of Evolutionary Computation and Digital Biology. He is the author of the popular science books The Book of Numbers (Cassell Illustrated), Digital Biology (Simon and Schuster USA), and the academic books The PhD Application Handbook, Evolutionary Design by Computers, Creative Evolutionary Systems and On Growth, Form and Computers. He is the host of the Royal Institution's monthly Café Scientifique, contributing editor for Wired UK and a regular contributor to programming for the BBC and Discovery Channel. Making his way through one of those days when everything seems to go wrong, Peter Bentley investigates the fascinating science that lies behind the most apparently mundane mishaps - from sleeping through the alarm to battling with immovable superglue - and shows you how to fight back against these everyday disasters. Zusammenfassung Making his way through one of those days when everything seems to go wrong, Peter Bentley investigates the fascinating science that lies behind the most apparently mundane mishaps - from sleeping through the alarm to battling with immovable superglue - and shows you how to fight back against these everyday disasters.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Peter J. Bentley, Peter J Bentley
• Verlag: Arrow
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 04.06.2009
• EAN: 9780099522423
• ISBN: 978-0-09-952242-3
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Allgemeines, Lexika; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; SCIENCE / Research & Methodology, SCIENCE / Essays, REFERENCE / Curiosities & Wonders, Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques