Black Holes
the key to understanding the universe
$45.27
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2024
Summary
Cosmic Abyss: Unveiling the Mysteries of Black Holes
From the renowned physicist and bestselling author, a comprehensive exploration of black holes and their profound impact on our understanding of the universe.
At the core of our galaxy lurks a cosmic titan, capable of warping space and unleashing powerful radiation across vast distances. These entities, the black holes, may have been the universe’s earliest inhabitants.
Across the cosmos, at the he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780062936714 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0062936719 |
| Author: | Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | Collins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 134mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“A spellbinding cosmic exploration.” – Kirkus Reviews
“Carl Sagan with a Britpop haircut” – Los Angeles Times on Wonders of the Universe
“It’s as wonderful as the Universe!” – Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, on Wonders of the Universe
“The master of the universe” – The Times (London) on Wonders of the Universe
About The Author
Brian Cox
Brian Cox, Ph.D., is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester. Dr. Cox is also a Royal Society research fellow and a researcher on the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. He is perhaps best known as a science broadcaster and host of the BBC’s hugely popular Wonders series. He is the coauthor of three companion books to these series, which have become #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, as well as two narrative works of popular science, The Quantum Universe and Why Does E = mc2? In the 1990s he played keyboards for the UK pop band D: Ream.
Jeff Forshaw, Ph.D., is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Manchester, specializing in the physics of elementary particles. In 1999 he was awarded the Institute of Physics Maxwell Medal for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics. He is the coauthor of five books on science with Brian Cox.
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