Illustrated Mechanics – From Omelets to Archimedes and Beyond: A Practical Guide to Classical Mechanics

Marina Montero

Who would guess that boarding a crowded subway could explain the wedge? At school, we learned it’s a simple machine related to the inclined plane. But imagining someone squeezing through people to make space gives us a much clearer picture of the idea.

The same is true for projectile motion. Every child who has thrown a ball over a gate (and then struggled to get it back) already knows the concept.

With humor and skill, Marina Montero shows how classical mechanics appears in everyday life. Using playful examples, she brings physics out of textbooks and into the real world.

After reading Mechanics Illustrated, you’ll see every step you take as part of a physics lesson.

Marina Montero is a visual artist, illustrator and graphic designer living and working in Zaragoza, Spain. After graduating with a Fine Art degree at the University of Zaragoza she earned a Design Master’s Degree with a generalist approach at the Complutense University of Madrid. She received the Special Mention at the 2023 Serpa Awards and the APIM 2023 Award in the New Talent category.