Newton's Chicken: Science In The Kitchen

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Newton's Chicken: Science In The Kitchen

Popular science

Author: Massimiano Bucchi

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Collection: World Scientific Series On Science Communication

Language: English

Published by: World Scientific

Published on: 18th November 2020

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 168 pages

ISBN: 9789811225468


Overview

A highly rigorous, yet original and entertaining book that explores the connection between food and science.

Questions Explored

Why has science forcefully entered the kitchen from a certain moment in history?

Why do scientists often use images and metaphors drawn from gastronomy?

What is the common thread that connects scientific experiments to mouth-watering recipes?

What has futurist cooking got in common with molecular gastronomy?

Content Highlights

Experiments with coffee, controversies over beer and chocolate recipes guarded as if they were secret patents are the ingredients of this original, surprising account of the intersections between gastronomy and research, between laboratories and kitchens.

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