Riddle of a falling cat and fundamental physics

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 story of the study of this cat ability is almost the same age as physics itself - the first research work on the topic of a 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, a physicist and avid catsary Gregori Gbur shows how attempts to understand the mechanics of the fall of cats helped to understand the various tasks of mathematics, physics, physiology, neurology and space biology, contributed to the development of photography and cinema and influenced and influenced Even on robotics.
The side view of the falling cat gardener, 1894. Images should be read from right to left and from top to bottom. From the short film shot by Mareye, the falling cat.
Finding a response to the riddle of a 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 a cat tweezer still causes the hot disputes of scientists.
The author is convinced that the more we study the behavior of these animals, the more surprises they present us