Liquid Matter (States of Matter) - Hardcover

Angelo Jr, Joseph A

9780816076086: Liquid Matter (States of Matter)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816076081 ISBN 13: 9780816076086

Publisher: Facts on File, 2011

With a focus on several important liquids, including water, blood, oil, and mercury, Liquid Matter highlights the most important scientific principles upon which the field is based, and identifies the wide range of applications that fluid science plays in almost all professional scientific and engineering fields.

Chapters include:

Liquid Matter An Initial Perspective

Physical Characteristics of Liquids

Fundamentals of Fluid Science

Water Nature's Most Amazing Molecule

The Oceans

Water Its Power and Applications

Liquid Refreshments

Lethal Liquids

Volcanoes, Hot Springs, and Geysers

Very Cold Liquids.

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About the Author:

JOSEPH A. ANGELO, JR., a retired U.S. Air Force officer (lieutenant colonel), is currently a consulting futurist and technical writer. He has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Arizona and served as a nuclear research officer in the U.S. Air Force (1967-1987) in a variety of scientific positions involving nuclear weapons development and nuclear treaty monitoring. He is also an adjunct professor in the College of Engineering at Florida Tech, specializing in nuclear radiation protection and waste management. Dr. Angelo is the author of 15 other technical books, including Space Technology (Greenwood, 2003) and Space Nuclear Power (co-authored with David Buden).

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