The Wave Watcher's Companion: From Ocean Waves to Light Waves Via Shock Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest of Life's Undulations

by Gavin Pretor-Pinney and Pretor Pinney Gavin

Book Overview

Get ready for a global journey like none other-a passionate enthusiast's exploration of waves that begins with a massive surfable cloud and ends with the majestic Pacific ocean, making side trips along the way to reveal the ups and downs of brain waves, radio waves, infrared waves, microwaves, shock waves, light waves, and much more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399534261
• ISBN13: 9780399534263
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher