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The Universe in Your Hand
- Author
- Christophe Galfard
- Narrator
- Leighton Pugh
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 4 April 2019
- Run Time
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
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 relativity.
Through brilliant storytelling and humour rather than graphs and equations, internationally renowned astrophysicist Christophe Galfard has written an instant classic that brings the astonishing beauty of the universe to life – and takes us deep into questions about the beginning of time and the future of humanity.
Critics Review
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Will thrill readers but rarely perplex them . . . Galfard leaves exhilarated readers eager to share in the forthcoming discoveries.
Booklist, Starred Review
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Entertaining and comprehensive . . . Readers looking to expand their knowledge of physics and cosmology will find everything they need here.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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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
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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
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A useful book for readers to visualize the complex ideas of modern physics.
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Details
- Author
- Christophe Galfard
- Narrator
- Leighton Pugh
- Duration
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 April 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529023008
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Cosmology and the universe, Galaxies and stars, Popular science, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Popular astronomy and space
Synopsis
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 relativity.Through brilliant storytelling and humour rather than graphs and equations, internationally renowned astrophysicist Christophe Galfard has written an instant classic that brings the astonishing beauty of the universe to life – and takes us deep into questions about the beginning of time and the future of humanity.
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