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If you are intrigued by the elegance of the Eiffel Tower, the graceful curvature of the athlete’s pole, or the finesse of champagne bubbles, this book is for you as it will give you the keys to understanding what lies beneath their intangible beauty. Four prominent scientists invite you to take a closer look at the marvelous mechanisms governing the elements that surround us, be they the work of nature or of man. In six main chapters – Architectural structures; The form of daily objects; Threads and ropes; From sand to glass; Moving structures; and Fractures, Cracks and Tears – the authors explain, through more than 200 illustrations and images, the physics that underlies the subtle dialogue between form, force and function. Following, for each example, the scientific approach of observation, explanation, analysis and experimentation, they help the reader gain insight into the ravishing physics of soap bubbles, wet hair, paper balls, shells, grains of sand, the geometry of salad, and many more… A pedagogical approach illustrated by numerous case studies and 35 experiments that anyone can do at home.