Vibration: Friend or Foe?

This book presents both the advantages and drawbacks to vibrations, which are found in almost all areas of science and nature. Even though engineers attempt to design vibration-free devices, vibrations still exist, causing some malfunctioning and even major failures of equipment. The author supplements the facts about vibration contained in regular courses in physics and also attempts to attract attention of future engineers and researchers into this grey area, which encompasses questions as diverse as the enigmas of the "Bermuda Triangle" and biorhythms.