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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From the world-renowned physicist, co-founder of the World Science Festival, and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe comes this utterly captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose. Brian Greene takes readers on a breathtaking journey from the big bang to the end of time and invites us to ponder meaning in the face of this unimaginable expanse. He shows us how, from its original orderly state the universe has been...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
©2012.
Language
English
Description
Why is there a world rather than nothing at all? This question remains the most curious and most enduring of all metaphysical mysteries. Moving away from the narrower paths of Christopher Hitchens, Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking who insist that science alone is capable of explaining how our cosmos came into being, the author enters this debate as he examines our efforts to grasp the origins of the universe. He takes on the role of cosmological...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Presents a series of 250 significant events in the history of astronomy and space exploration, from the original formation of the galaxies, to the space mission to the planet Mars, to speculation about the end of the universe.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Origins explores cosmic science's stunning new insights into the formation and evolution of our universe--of the cosmos, of galaxies and galaxy clusters, of stars within galaxies, of planets that orbit those stars, and of different forms of life that take us back to the first three seconds and forward through three billion years of life on Earth to today's search for life on other planets. Drawing on the current cross-pollination of geology, biology,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? Today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nobel laureate Wilczek presents ten insights that illuminate what the world is and how it works. Fundamentals is built around a simple but profound idea: the models of the world we construct as children are practical and adequate for everyday life, but they do not bring in the surprising and mind-expanding revelations of modern science. To do that, we must look at the world anew, combining clear thinking with an openness to wonder. This "born again"...
9) The universe
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
©1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the expansion of the universe as a result of The Big Bang.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all--from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel. Describing the latest discoveries in astrophysics, the informative and entertaining...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Detailed profiles and stunning visuals explore every aspect of the cosmos. From the big bang to planets in our solar system and beyond, this new edition provides comprehensive and up-to-date maps of the night sky, explores the history of telescopes and the latest equipment for amateur observers, and highlights the most recent discoveries in astronomy. -- adapted from back cover
13) Cosmology 101
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive view of cosmology that covers light and stars, its history, general relativity, measuring and mapping the Universe, evolution of the Universe, and continuing speculations.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
An award-winning theoretical physicist and best-selling author of A Universe from Nothing traces the dramatic discovery of the counterintuitive world of reality, explaining how readers can shift their perspectives to gain greater understandings of our individual roles in the universe--Publisher.
"In this grand poetic vision of nature, internationally renowned, award-winning theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss tells the dramatic story of the...
15) The universe
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Discover the nighttime beauty of constellations, see how astronauts walked on the moon, and learn about the life of stars.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this groundbreaking book, world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world's thorniest philosophical conundrums, armed with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. Together with distinguished physicist James Trefil, Tyson presents questions that have preoccupied humanity for millennia. Then, using the latest theories, from the Big Bang to string theory and the multiverse, he explores the answers, bolstered with stunning images...
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