The Wave Watcher's Companion: Ocean Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest of Life's Undulations

by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Overview

A lively, revealing look at waves of all kinds from the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide

Get ready for a global journey like no other-a passionate enthusiast's exploration of waves that begins with a quiet afternoon at the shore and ends with the world-class Hawaiian surf, making side trips to reveal the ups and downs of brain waves, radio waves, infrared waves, microwaves, shock waves, light waves, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399536700
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/07/2011
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gavin Pretor-Pinney is a renowned journalist and cofounder of The Idler magazine in England. A former science nerd and a graduate of Oxford University, he has been obsessed with clouds since childhood. His writing has appeared in The Telegraph, Evening Standard, and elsewhere. Based in London and Somerset, Gavin is the founder and chair of The Cloud Appreciation Society. Visit their website at www.cloudappreciationsociety.org.

Table of Contents

Wave Watching for Beginners 9

The First Wave: which passes through us all 43

The Second Wave: which fills our world with music 71

The Third Wave: on which our information age depends 105

The Fourth Wave: which goes with the flow 139

The Fifth Wave: when waves turn nasty 165

The Sixth Wave: which passes between us 197

The Seventh Wave: which ebbs and flows 223

The Eighth Wave: which brings color to our world 259

The Ninth Wave: which comes crashing ashore 287

Notes 320

Acknowledgments 327

Index 329