The spectacular culinary creations of modern cuisine are the stuff of countless articles and Instagram feeds. But to a scientist they are also perfect pedagogical explorations into the basic scientific principles of cooking. In Science and Cooking, Harvard professors Michael Brenner, Pia Soerensen and David Weitz bring the classroom to your kitchen to teach the physics and chemistry underlying every recipe.

Science and Cooking answers questions such as why we knead bread, what determines the temperature at which we cook a steak or the how much time our chocolate chip cookies should spend in the oven, through fascinating lessons ranging from the role of pressure and boiling points in pecan praline to that of microbes in your coffee. With beautiful full-colour illustrations and recipes, hands-on experiments, and engaging introductions from world-renowned chefs Ferran Adria and Jose Andres, Science and Cooking will change the way readers approach both subjects-in their kitchens and beyond.

About the Author
Michael Brenner is a professor of applied mathematics and physics at Harvard University. He cofounded the undergraduate class Science and Cooking in 2010. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Pia Soerensen is a teaching professor of chemical engineering and applied materials at Harvard University. She cofounded the undergraduate class Science and Cooking in 2010. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. David Weitz is a professor of physics and applied physics at Harvard University. He cofounded the undergraduate class Science and Cooking in 2010. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


Book Information
ISBN 9780393634921
Author Michael Brenner
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 861g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 185mm * 23mm