The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions
$50.78
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2025
Summary
From Gravity to Antimatter: Five Revolutions in Astrophysics
When Neil Armstrong first set foot in the lunar dust, the Earth held its breath. That one small step forever changed our view of what was possible, sparking a dramatic expansion of humankind’s cosmic awareness. When we gain a new perspective, a transformation begins, profoundly altering the understanding of the world our human experience had previously granted us.
In The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolution…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324089278 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 132408927X |
| Author: | Ersilia Vaudo, Vanessa Di Stefano |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 122mm x 23mm |
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A lively and up-to-date survey of the key ideas of astrophysics. … [The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions] provides as good an overview of the state of the science as any reader could wish for.– “Kirkus Reviews”In lyrical prose, The Story of Astrophysics recounts the efforts of generations of scientists to comprehend the cosmos. Their accounts, both tentative and audacious, have transformed our understanding of the universe and our place within it.–David Kaiser, author of How the Hippies Saved Physics
About The Author
Ersilia Vaudo
Ersilia Vaudo has a degree in astrophysics and a thirty-year career at the European Space Agency. She has written and presented widely on science and space topics for a general audience. She lives in Paris.
Vanessa Di Stefano is a translator and editor whose translation projects include The Revolutionary Genius of Plants by Stefano Mancuso, as well as numerous works of history, philosophy, and reportage. She lives in Brighton, England.
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