How to outwit gravity

The author of the book argues with the statement that mathematics and physics are "new Latin", purely academic disciplines, the beauty and significance of which are able to evaluate only the elect. The attention of readers has been proposed a number of tasks at the junction of mathematics and physicists, which at first glance are of purely theoretical interest, but in fact they have applied significance. How to break through a huge wall with a catapult? Can a physical quantity be endless? How plausible were mathematical calculations in the fantastic stories of Jules Verne? These and many issues are considered in the book - and, having studied it, you will see that the intuitively prompted answer is not always true.
The publication is intended for a wide range of readers interested in physics and mathematics