The riddle of a falling cat and fundamental physics. Gbur g.

How do falling cats always manage to land with four paws? It is amazing how much time it took scientists to answer this question! The history of the study of this cat ability almost the same age as physics itself is the first research work on the topic of the falling cat was published in 1700 by the Frenchman Antoine Paran, but even today scientists continue to find controversial moments in it. In his fascinating and witty book, the physicist and the avid catsary Gregori GBB shows how attempts to understand the mechanics of the fall of cats helped to understand the most diverse tasks in mathematics, physics, physiology, neurology and space biology, contributed to the development of photography and cinema and had an impact even on robotics. The search for a response to the riddle of the falling cat immerses readers into the fascinating world of science, from which they learn the solution of the puzzle, but also find that the phenomenon of the cat twist is still causing hot debate of scientists. The author is convinced that the more we explore the behavior of these animals, the more surprises they present to us.