A Scientist at the Seashore
# A Scientist at the Seashore

A Scientist at the Seashore is a 1984 book written by American physicist James Trefil. It is Trefil's fourth book.

## Overview

A noted physicist and popular science writer heads for the beach to answer common and uncommon questions about the ocean: why the sea is salty, how bubbles form on the water's surface, where waves come from, and other curiosities of the marine world.

## Reviews

* Mercury, 15 (3): 92, June 1986, Bibcode:1986Mercu..15R..92T{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
* Chu, Ellen W. (February 24, 1985), "All up and down the whole creation", The New York Times
* Hannibal, Joseph (January 1985), Library Journal, vol. 110 (1 ed.), p. 93
* March, Robert H. (April 1988), Physics Today, 41 (4): 88–90, Bibcode:1988PhT....41d..88T, doi:10.1063/1.2811392{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
* Mattingly, Rosanna L. (May 1986), Journal of College Science Teaching, 15 (6): 564, JSTOR 42988852{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
