Christopher Jargocki

Physicist, science writer

Christopher Jargocki, Polish physicist, science writer. Recipient prize Science and Religion Course Competition, John Templeton Foundation, 1996. Member American Association Physics Teachers, Missouri Academy of Sciences, Polish Institute Arts and Sciences American.

Background

Jargocki, Christopher was born on April 29, 1944 in Warsaw, Poland. Came to the United States, 1963. Son of Zdzislaw Jargocki and Stefania Lesinska Vcala.

Education

Student, University Warsaw, 1962; Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics, University California, Irvine, 1981.

Career

Freelance translator Scitran, Incorporated, Santa Barbara, California, 1966-1976. Computer programmer Service Bureau Corporation, Inglewood, 1967-1968. Science writer Scribner's, New York City, 1973-1976.

System analyst Interstate Electronics, Incorporated, Anaheim, California, 1976-1977. President, founder Human Potential Institute, Costa Mesa, 1977-1979. Visiting assistant professor Northeastern University, Boston, 1981-1983, lecturer in physics, 1983-1991.

Assistant professor physics Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, 1991-1998, associate professor physics, since 1998.

Works

books

Mad About Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities
Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums.

More Science Braintwisters and Paradoxes
Almost 200 of the most intuition-eluding, seemingly logic-lacking and provocative puzzles you will ever find are presented here! Common sense and scientific reality clash again and again, challenging the preconceptions of the most spirited puzzle enthusiasts.

Mad About Modern Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities
More mind-bending fun in physics The sequel to the popular Mad About Physics, Mad About Modern Physics promises endless hours of entertaining, challenging fun.