The Universe in Your Hand
A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond
$39.97
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2016
Summary
Imagine if The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy were a real, practical book about the mysteries of the universe.
The Universe In Your Hand takes us on a wonder-filled journey to the surface of our dying Sun, shrinks us to the size of an atom, and puts us in the deathly grip of distant Black Holes. Along the way, you might come to understand, really understand, the mind-bending science that underpins modern life, from Quantum Mechanics to Einstein’s theory of General …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781447284109 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1447284100 |
| Author: | Christophe Galfard |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | Main Market Ed. |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 314g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 131mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Will thrill readers but rarely perplex them … Galfard leaves exhilarated readers eager to share in the forthcoming discoveries. * Booklist, Starred Review *
Entertaining and comprehensive … Readers looking to expand their knowledge of physics and cosmology will find everything they need here. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *
Part personal conversation, part travelogue, and part science primer for the non-scientist, The Universe in Your Hand is a delightful and highly educational read. – Jim Bell, author of The Interstellar Age and Postcards from Mars
If Ms. Frizzle were a physics student of Stephen Hawking, she might have written The Universe in Your Hand, a wild tour through the reaches of time and space, from the interior of a proton to the Big Bang to the rough suburbs of a black hole. It’s friendly, excitable, erudite, and cosmic. – Jordan Ellenberg, New York Times bestselling author of How Not To Be Wrong
A useful book for readers to visualize the complex ideas of modern physics. * Kirkus Reviews *
Christophe Galfard
Christophe Galfard holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Cambridge University, where he was Professor Stephen Hawking’s graduate student from 2000 to 2006, researching the so-called black hole information paradox.
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