Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: Cats Are Crazy ix
4. Disclaimer xiii
5. 1. Famous Physicists’ Fascination with Falling Felines 1
6. 2. The (Solved?) Puzzle of the Falling Cat 5
7. 3. Horses in Motion 23
8. 4. Cats on Film 51
9. 5. Going Round and Round 66
10. 6. Cats Rock the World 92
11. 7. The Cat-Righting Reflex 115
12. 8. Cats . . . in . . . Space! 153
13. 9. Cats as Keepers of Mysteries 183
14. 10. Rise of the Robotic Cats 200
15. 11. The Challenges of Cat-Turning 228
16. 12. Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics 243
17. 13. Scientists and Their Cats 264
18. Notes 291
19. Bibliography 303
20. Acknowledgments 319
21. Index 323