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by Yakov Perelman · first published 2011
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- Yakov Perelman's "Physics for entertainment" was fun, and repeating an experiment at work once almost got me fired - "Made to stick" by Chip and Dan Heath - "The Dissapearing Spoon" got me curious about chemistry -"Uncle…
on “Ask HN: What books got you curious and inspired about fields other than CS?” ↗I remember reading translated versions of Yakov Perelman's "Physics for Entertainment" as a kid. There were also translations of more "propaganda-ish" works like "Three Fat Men".
on “By the book: reflections on an Indian childhood reading Soviet hardbacks” ↗…math education base if one wants to teach. [1] Mainly by Mir publishers, some of which are thankfully still available online @mirtitles.org [2] the ones I got were at throwaway prices, titles such as Yakov Perelman's Fun with Math, some Little Mathematics Library books physics, chemistry, cybernetics etc.
on “American parents are sending their kids to 'Russian math' (2017)” ↗Ah.. I remember purchasing a Yakov Perelman's math puzzle book many years ago (as a high schooler). Just heard about this. Let's see...
on “Geometry for Entertainment (1950)” ↗