Engaging Science. Physics. Mechanics. Astronomy

Yakov Isidorovich Perelman (1882–1942) was a Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician, the creator of a special genre in popular science literature — "engaging science." "Engaging science," wrote Y. I. Perelman, "aims to present familiar things, long-known phenomena that have... lost interest in our eyes, from a new, unusual, and sometimes unexpected angle. Novelty provokes interest, and interest helps to focus attention and stimulates thought. " In the rich literary heritage of Y. I. Perelman, ten main books that formed the basis of "engaging science" are typically highlighted. This edition includes five of them, which discuss physical laws and phenomena, principles of mechanics, cosmic space, and interplanetary travel. The curious reader will be introduced to numerous intriguing experiments, curious stories, ingenious puzzles, amusing problems, and paradoxes, as well as learn about the projects of the first dreamers of science that made journeys beyond Earth possible.