Breakthrough
spectacular stories of scientific discovery from the higgs particle to black holes
$25.76
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2021
Summary
Breakthrough: The Scientists Who Predicted the Universe
‘Marcus Chown rocks!’ - Brian May
How does it feel to know something about the universe that no one has ever known before? And why is mathematics so good at revealing nature’s secrets?
This is the story of the scientists who, using mathematics, predicted the existence of unknown planets, black holes, invisible force fields, ripples in the fabric of space-time, unsuspected subatomic particles, and even antimatter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571366712 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0571366716 |
| Author: | Marcus Chown |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 253g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
About The Author
Marcus Chown
Marcus Chown is an award-winning science writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, his books include Solar System for iPad, which won a Bookseller Award for Digital Innovation. His acclaimed books include What a Wonderful World, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You, We Need to Talk about Kelvin and The Ascent of Gravity, which was a Sunday Times Science Book of the Year. He lives in London.
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