THE SALMON CANNON AND THE LEVITATING FROG: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science

York shows how unappreciated, overlooked, and simply curiosity-driven science has led to breakthroughs big and small. Got wind power? You might have humpbacked whales to thank. Know anything about particle physics? Turns out there's a ferret close to the heart of it all. The research seems bizarre, but it drives our economy.