Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival, Paperback/Frances Ashcroft

Descriere YEO:

Life at the Extremes: The - Disponibil la elefant.ro

Pe YEO găsești Life at the Extremes: The de la University of California Press, în categoria Carte straina.

Indiferent de nevoile tale, Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival, Paperback/Frances Ashcroft din categoria Carte straina îți poate aduce un echilibru perfect între calitate și preț, cu avantaje practice și moderne.

Caracteristici și Avantaje ale produsului Life at the Extremes: The

• Departament: gaming-carti-birotica
• Ideal pentru pasionații de jocuri, birotică și distracție online.

Preț: 244 Lei

Caracteristicile produsului Life at the Extremes: The

• Brand: University of California Press
• Categoria: Carte straina
• Magazin: elefant.ro
• Ultima actualizare: 13-05-2020 22:35:30

Comandă Life at the Extremes: The Online, Simplu și Rapid

Prin intermediul platformei YEO, poți comanda Life at the Extremes: The de la elefant.ro rapid și în siguranță. Bucură-te de o experiență de cumpărături online optimizată și descoperă cele mai bune oferte actualizate constant.

Descriere magazin:
The challenge of scaling the highest mountain, exploring the deepest ocean, crossing the hottest desert, or swimming in near-freezing water is irresistible to many people. Life at the Extremes is an engrossing exploration of what happens to our bodies in these seemingly uninhabitable environments. Frances Ashcroft weaves stories of extraordinary feats of endurance with historical material and the latest scientific findings as she investigates the limits of human survival and the remarkable adaptations that enable us to withstand extreme conditions. What causes mountain sickness? How is it possible to reach the top of Everest without supplementary oxygen, when passengers in an airplane that depressurized at the same altitude would lose consciousness in seconds? Why do divers get the bends but sperm whales do not? How long you can survive immersion in freezing water? Why don\'t penguins get frostbite? Will men always be faster runners than women? How far into deep space can a body travel? As she considers these questions, Ashcroft introduces a cast of extraordinary scientific personalities-inventors and explorers who have charted the limits of human survival. She describes many intriguing experiments and shows how scientific knowledge has enabled us to venture toward and beyond ever greater limits. Life at the Extremes also considers what happens when athletes push their bodies to the edge, and tells of the remarkable adaptations that enable some organisms to live in boiling water, in highly acidic lakes, or deep in the middle of rocks. Anyone who flies in an airplane, sails the high seas, goes skiing or walking in the mountains, or simply weathers subzero winters or sweltering summers will be captivated by this book. Full of scientific information, beautifully written, and packed with many fascinating digressions, Life at the Extremes lures us to the very edge of human survival. About the Author: Frances Ashcroft is Professor of Physiology at Oxford University and a Fel