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33 produkter
One Thing You Need to Know
The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science
Inbunden, 2023
172 kr
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From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know to get to grips with the subject.Rather than trying …
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
A Guide to the Universe
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2008
98 kr
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The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einstein's general theory of relativity. Together, they explain virtually everything about the world we live in. But, almost a century after their advent, most people haven't the slightest clue what either is about.Did you know …
Nothing
Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion
Av Stephen Battersby, Andy Coghlan m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
159 kr
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The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds'' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world''s …
We Need to Talk About Kelvin
What everyday things tell us about the universe
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2010
145 kr
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Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger tells you that somewhere out in space there is furnace at a temperature of 4.5 billion degrees. Your TV tells you that the universe had a …
Never-Ending Days of Being Dead
Dispatches from the Front Line of Science
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2008
114 kr
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Marcus Chown's highly accessible exploration of reality, the nature of the universe, and the place of life within it. Starting with the questions being asked by the world's most daring and imaginative scientists, he takes us to the frontier of science and reveals that the mysteries being examined …
Afterglow of Creation
Decoding the message from the beginning of time
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2010
201 kr
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Stephen Hawking described it as 'the discovery of the century, if not of all time', yet the scientists who first detected the cosmic radiation that was identified as the afterglow of the big bang had to admit that it was more by accident than intention. At first its discoverers mistook the readings …
Afterglow of Creation
Decoding the Message from the Beginning of Time
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2010
100 kr
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Stephen Hawking described it as 'the discovery of the century, if not of all time', yet the scientists who first detected the cosmic radiation that was identified as the afterglow of the big bang had to admit that it was more by accident than intention. At first its discoverers mistook the readings …
We Need to Talk About Kelvin
What Everyday Things Tell Us About the Universe
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2009
100 kr
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Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger tells you that somewhere out in space there is furnace at a temperature of 4.5 billion degrees. Your TV tells you that the universe had a …
What a Wonderful World
Life, the Universe and Everything in a Nutshell
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2014
166 kr
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With wit, colour and clarity, What A Wonderful World quickly and painlessly brings us up to speed on how the world of the 21st century works. From economics to physics and biology to philosophy, Marcus Chown explains the complex forces that shape our universe. Why do we breathe? What is money? How …
What a Wonderful World
One Man's Attempt to Explain the Big Stuff
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2013
100 kr
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With wit, colour and clarity, What A Wonderful World quickly and painlessly brings us up to speed on how the world of the 21st century works. From economics to physics and biology to philosophy, Marcus Chown explains the complex forces that shape our universe. Why do we breathe? What is money? How …
Tweeting the Universe
Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas
Av Govert Schilling, Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2011
100 kr
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In 140 pages, two masterly popularisers present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140 characters, and the results are both entertaining …
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
Understanding the Mind-Blowing Building Blocks of the Universe
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2014
123 kr
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The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einstein's general theory of relativity. Together, they explain virtually everything about the world we live in. But, almost a century after their advent, most people haven't the slightest clue what either is about.Did you know …
Magicians
Great Minds and the Central Miracle of Science
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2020
76 kr
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The spellbinding stories of the scientists whose eureka! breakthroughs in modern physics reveal science's astonishing predictive power.'An excellent popular science book.'DARA Ó BRIAIN'A thoroughly informative and entertaining read.'ANNA BURNS, Booker Prize-winning author of Milkman'One of the …
Breakthrough
Spectacular stories of scientific discovery from the Higgs particle to black holes
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2021
116 kr
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The spellbinding stories of the scientists whose eureka! breakthroughs in modern physics reveal science's astonishing predictive power.'An excellent popular science book.'DARA Ó BRIAIN'A thoroughly informative and entertaining read.'ANNA BURNS, Booker Prize-winning author of Milkman'One of the …
Breakthrough
Spectacular Stories of Scientific Discovery from the Higgs Particle to Black Holes
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2021
91 kr
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The spellbinding stories of the scientists whose eureka! breakthroughs in modern physics reveal science's astonishing predictive power.'An excellent popular science book.'DARA Ó BRIAIN'A thoroughly informative and entertaining read.'ANNA BURNS, Booker Prize-winning author of Milkman'One of the …
Double Planet
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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The Dragon, an enormous comet, is on a trajectory that will bring it perilously close to an Earth that is still suffering from the scars of a nuclear incident, and from the problems of the Greenhouse Effect. For the optimists - those that remain - it is a sign of change for the better; for others, …
Reunion
E-bok, 2012
40 kr
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It is over a thousand years since the events of Double Planet , when a group of cosmonauts crashed a comet into the Moon, thereby bringing a potential life-supporting atmosphere to that desolate planet. Tugela is a young girl who has grown up in the austere post-technological society that has …
Reunion
Av Dr John Gribbin, Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2031
201 kr
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It is over a thousand years since the events of Double Planet, when a group of cosmonauts crashed a comet into the Moon, thereby bringing a potential life-supporting atmosphere to that desolate planet. Tugela is a young girl who has grown up in the austere post-technological society that has …
Double Planet
Av Dr John Gribbin, Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2031
205 kr
Kommande
The Dragon, an enormous comet, is on a trajectory that will bring it perilously close to an Earth that is still suffering from the scars of a nuclear incident, and from the problems of the Greenhouse Effect. For the optimists - those that remain - it is a sign of change for the better; for others, …
Ascent of Gravity
The Quest to Understand the Force that Explains Everything
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2018
121 kr
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The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 2017'Does Einstein proud . . . Eminently readable' Guardian'No one has covered the topic with such a light touch and joie de vivre . . . a delight' Brian CleggGravity was the first force to be recognised and described yet it is still the least understood. …
Ascent of Gravity
The Quest to Understand the Force that Explains Everything
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2017
40 kr
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The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 2017 ''Does Einstein proud . . . Eminently readable'' Guardian ''No one has covered the topic with such a light touch and joie de vivre . . . a delight'' Brian Clegg Gravity was the first force to be recognised and described yet it is still the least …
Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand
Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2019
282 kr
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A mind-bending journey through some of the most weird and wonderful facts about our universe, vividly illuminating the hidden truths that govern our everyday lives. Fact: You could fit the whole human race in the volume of a sugar cube. Fact: The electrical energy in a single mosquito is enough to …
Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand
Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2018
74 kr
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Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, our world and beyond by examining some astonishing facts that reveal the vast complexities of the universe.There is much about our world that seems to make perfect sense, and important scientific …
Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand
Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2020
110 kr
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Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, our world and the universe with fifty fascinating and mind-bending facts.Our adventures in space, our deepening understanding of the quantum world and huge leaps in technology over the last century …
One Thing You Need to Know
The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2023
86 kr
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From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know to get to grips with the subject.Rather than trying …
One Thing You Need to Know
The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2025
114 kr
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From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know to get to grips with the subject.Rather than trying to bend your mind around all the vast and …
The One Thing You Need to Know: The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science
Av Marcus Chown
Häftad, 2025
293 kr
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Crack in Everything
How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage
Av Marcus Chown
E-bok, 2024
159 kr
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What is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind''s most enduring questions may lie in science''s greatest enigma: black holes. A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. This can occur when a star …
Crack in Everything
How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage
Av Marcus Chown
Inbunden, 2024
235 kr
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What is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind’s most enduring questions may lie in science’s greatest enigma: black holes.A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. This can occur when a star …
