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Jearl Walker


Born
Pensacola, The United States

Jearl Walker (born 1945 in Florida) is a physicist noted for his book Flying Circus of Physics, first published in 1975; the second edition was published in June 2006. He teaches physics at Cleveland State University.

Walker has also revised and edited the textbook Fundamentals of Physics with David Halliday and Robert Resnick.

Walker is a well known popularizer of physics, and appeared several times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Walker is known for his physics demonstrations, which have included sticking his hand in molten lead, walking barefoot over hot coals, lying on a bed of nails, and pouring freezing-cold liquid nitrogen in his mouth to demonstrate various principles of physics. Such demonstrations are included in his PBS ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 3,235 ratings · 149 reviews · 293 distinct works • Similar authors
The Flying Circus of Physics
4.43 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1975 — 16 editions
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Fundamentals of Physics
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Fundamental of Physics: Hal...
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The Flying Circus of Physic...
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Fundamentos de Física, Volu...
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Roundabout: The Physics of ...
3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1985
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The Physics of everyday phe...
4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions
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Light And Its Uses: Making ...
4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions
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Il luna park della fisica: 1
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