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The Cosmic Mystery Tour
A High-Speed Journey Through Space & Time
Buch von Nicholas Mee
Sprache: Englisch

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How did the universe begin? What are gravitational waves all about? Will we find life on other planets? The Cosmic Mystery Tour is a brilliant, entertaining introduction to the discoveries of physics and astronomy. Stories, explanations, and illustrations open up the exciting frontiers of science to any beginner.
How did the universe begin? What are gravitational waves all about? Will we find life on other planets? The Cosmic Mystery Tour is a brilliant, entertaining introduction to the discoveries of physics and astronomy. Stories, explanations, and illustrations open up the exciting frontiers of science to any beginner.
Über den Autor
Nicholas Mee studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He achieved a top distinction in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos of the University of Cambridge and gained his PhD there in theoretical particle physics, with the thesis Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics and Geometry. He is Director of software company Virtual Image and the author of over 50 multimedia titles including The Code Book on CD-ROM with Simon Singh and Connections in Space with John Barrow, Martin Kemp and Richard Bright. He has played key roles in numerous science and art projects including the Symbolic Sculpture project with John Robinson, the European SCIENAR project, and the 2012 Henry Moore and Stringed Surfaces exhibition at the Royal Society. He is also author of the award-winning popular science book Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered, and co-author of The Physical World: An Inspirational Tour of Fundamental Physics (OUP, 2017).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part 1: The Laws of The Cosmos

  • 1: The Path to Immortality

  • 2: The Rosetta Stone and Quantum Waves

  • 3: We're Having a Field Day!

  • 4: Cosmic Ripples

  • 5: Lovely LISA

  • 6: Animated Atom Boy

  • 7: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

  • 8: Forces of the World Unite!

  • 9: Most of the Universe is Missing!

  • Part II: The History, Geography and Architecture of the Cosmos

  • 10: From Genesis to Revelation!

  • 11: The Battle for the Cosmos

  • 12: Alchemical Furnaces of the Cosmos

  • 13: Diamonds in the Sky

  • 14: From the Leviathan to the Behemoth

  • 15: The Crab and the Jellyfish

  • 16: The Ultimate Heavy Metal Space Rock

  • 17: Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

  • 18: Cosmic Spacequakes

  • 19: Doctor Atomic and the Black Hole

  • 20: Supermassive Black Holes

  • Part III: The Biology of the Cosmos

  • 21: The Gorgon's Head!

  • 22: Raise Your Glasses to the Skies!

  • 23: Life, But Not as We Know It!

  • 24: To Boldly Go...

  • 25: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  • 26: Where is Everybody?

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780198831860
ISBN-10: 0198831862
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Mee, Nicholas
Hersteller: Hurst & Co.
Maße: 205 x 133 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Nicholas Mee
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2019
Gewicht: 0,373 kg
Artikel-ID: 114387938
Über den Autor
Nicholas Mee studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He achieved a top distinction in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos of the University of Cambridge and gained his PhD there in theoretical particle physics, with the thesis Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics and Geometry. He is Director of software company Virtual Image and the author of over 50 multimedia titles including The Code Book on CD-ROM with Simon Singh and Connections in Space with John Barrow, Martin Kemp and Richard Bright. He has played key roles in numerous science and art projects including the Symbolic Sculpture project with John Robinson, the European SCIENAR project, and the 2012 Henry Moore and Stringed Surfaces exhibition at the Royal Society. He is also author of the award-winning popular science book Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered, and co-author of The Physical World: An Inspirational Tour of Fundamental Physics (OUP, 2017).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part 1: The Laws of The Cosmos

  • 1: The Path to Immortality

  • 2: The Rosetta Stone and Quantum Waves

  • 3: We're Having a Field Day!

  • 4: Cosmic Ripples

  • 5: Lovely LISA

  • 6: Animated Atom Boy

  • 7: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

  • 8: Forces of the World Unite!

  • 9: Most of the Universe is Missing!

  • Part II: The History, Geography and Architecture of the Cosmos

  • 10: From Genesis to Revelation!

  • 11: The Battle for the Cosmos

  • 12: Alchemical Furnaces of the Cosmos

  • 13: Diamonds in the Sky

  • 14: From the Leviathan to the Behemoth

  • 15: The Crab and the Jellyfish

  • 16: The Ultimate Heavy Metal Space Rock

  • 17: Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

  • 18: Cosmic Spacequakes

  • 19: Doctor Atomic and the Black Hole

  • 20: Supermassive Black Holes

  • Part III: The Biology of the Cosmos

  • 21: The Gorgon's Head!

  • 22: Raise Your Glasses to the Skies!

  • 23: Life, But Not as We Know It!

  • 24: To Boldly Go...

  • 25: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  • 26: Where is Everybody?

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780198831860
ISBN-10: 0198831862
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Mee, Nicholas
Hersteller: Hurst & Co.
Maße: 205 x 133 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Nicholas Mee
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2019
Gewicht: 0,373 kg
Artikel-ID: 114387938
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