Penny by Peter Davidson

Penny by Peter Davidson

Have you ever looked at a coin in the palm of your hand and wondered where it has been, what it has seen and heard, and what stories it could tell? Well, in a nutshell, that is what PENY is about as this very special one-cent piece passes through the hands of ordinary people, the famous, the infamous, the saints, and the sinners and hangs out in churches, honkytonks, and everywhere in between. This book tells the stories of the people whose hands PENY passes through. Why is this particular penny so special? Well, because it was the final penny ever minted of 95% copper, on October 22, 1982. After that, all one-cent pieces are pathetic and puny, consisting of 97.5% zinc with only a touch of copper thrown in. That's why. After reading PENY, you might never again be able to pass by a penny lying on the ground without at least giving a thought to picking it up and putting it in your pocket. Every book should be dedicated to someone or something, and this book is dedicated to the penny pinchers of the world. Okay, also to the penny hoarders. PENY is Peter Davidson's twenty-eighth published book.

Peter Davidson, Professor of fluid mechanics, University of Cambridge

Peter Davidson is currently Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge. He has worked as a research engineer in industry in both the UK and USA and was awarded the Institute of Materials prize in 1996 for best paper in non-ferrous metallurgy. He has authored over 100 publications in
the fields of magnetohydrodynamics and turbulence.

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ISBN 13	9780976271895
ISBN 10	0976271893
Title	Penny
Author	Peter Davidson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sweet Memories Publishing
Year published	2017-05-07
Number of pages	188
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.