Reviews for Health Science Career Exploration

The average rating for Health Science Career Exploration based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-06-05 00:00:00 Rich Sucik Before reading this book, I didn't know that at cruising speed a Boeing 747 burns ten tons of fuel per hour, and that as airliners burn fuel, they have to climb in order to maintain their speed; that hummingbirds hover at maximum power, which requires them to eat their own weight in nectar every 18 hours; that, as one of the most calorie-dense foods at 180 calories per ounce, it would cost approximately $.32 per passenger-mile to run an amtrak train on peanut butter; or that Lance Armstrong can sustain a power of 7 watts/kg. of body weight, making him a true freak of nature. This book is primarily about things that fly, from bees to sparrows to human-powered flying machines to jets with undersized wings like the 737 to jets like the A380 that can't have a wingspan greater than 80 meters because of airport constraints. Tennekes uses enough math to make the concepts enjoyable and comprehensible without becoming tedious or overwhelming. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-12-08 00:00:00 Lin Dubrovna Another book I read as a warm-up to Kerlinger's Flight Strategies of Migrating Hawks. I enjoyed the technical comparisons between modern-day aircraft and bird and insect flight. If you're interested in such things as tables of glide ratios or specific power consumption of birds, insects, and aircraft, this book is for you. This book is also good for anyone who would like to learn more about how things (not just airplanes) fly.