Instant Egghead Guide: The Universe: The Universe
| AUTHOR | Scientific American; Scientific American; Minkel, J. R. et al. |
| PUBLISHER | St. Martin's Griffin (07/21/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Everything from quarks to galactic superclusters delivered to your eyeballs at the speed of light (any faster would be impossible)
Take a tour of the wonder and majesty of the universe, from the smallest subatomic particles to the possibility of infinite universes. According to some prominent physicists, it's possible that, right now, someone who looks just like you is reading the back of a book just like this one in a parallel universe. And your double thinks it looks really interesting... Whether you're a fan of Scientific American's wildly popular 60-Second Science Podcast or just curious about science, you're going to want to dust off your Dad's telescope and warm up your particle accelerator after enjoying the same bite-sized knoweldge in The Instant Egghead Guide to the Universe.
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ISBN-13:
9780312386375
ISBN-10:
0312386370
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
240
Carton Quantity:
34
Product Dimensions:
5.50 x 0.70 x 8.40 inches
Weight:
0.55 pound(s)
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Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Space Science - Astronomy
Science | Physics - General
Science | Space Science - Cosmology
Dewey Decimal:
520
Library of Congress Control Number:
2009010883
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Everything from quarks to galactic superclusters delivered to your eyeballs at the speed of light (any faster would be impossible)
Take a tour of the wonder and majesty of the universe, from the smallest subatomic particles to the possibility of infinite universes. According to some prominent physicists, it's possible that, right now, someone who looks just like you is reading the back of a book just like this one in a parallel universe. And your double thinks it looks really interesting... Whether you're a fan of Scientific American's wildly popular 60-Second Science Podcast or just curious about science, you're going to want to dust off your Dad's telescope and warm up your particle accelerator after enjoying the same bite-sized knoweldge in The Instant Egghead Guide to the Universe.
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Foreword by:
Musser, George
George Musser is an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor for "Scientific American", and the author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory". He is the recipient of a Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award from the American Astronomical Society and the 2011 American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award for Science Writing. He was a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT from 2014 to 2015. He has appeared on "Today", CNN, NPR, the BBC, Al Jazeera, and other outlets. He lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his wife and daughter.
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