The Crazy World of Physics. Astronaut Ulrich Walter Explains Almost Everything

*Why is the Earth blue?* How to predict the results of football matches? * Why do bumblebees fly? * Why is ice slippery? * Why are there two tides in a day? In his book «The Crazy World of Physics», bestselling author Ulrich Walter explains almost everything — as always, clearly and engagingly. On the subject of space, Ulrich Walter can tell us everything from A (astronomy) to Z (nuclei of atoms). He is our man on the Moon. — Markus Lanz No one presents science as willingly and understandably as Ulrich Walter. — Scientific channel Welt/N24 Doku Ulrich Walter — one of the few Germans with real spaceflight experience. He answers any questions that people may have. — Bettina Böttinger, TV show «Cologne Meetings» Professor Ulrich Walter — physicist and research astronaut. At the end of April 1993, as a member of a seven-person crew, he went into Earth orbit aboard the Space Shuttle «Columbia». Since March 2003, he has been heading the Department of Space Technology at the elite Technical University of Munich and teaches space technology and systems engineering.