The universe in your hand : a journey through space, time, and beyond / Christophe Galfard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galfard, Christophe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology--Juvenile literature.

Cosmology.

Universe--Juvenile literature.

Universe.

Physical Description:

386 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Flatiron Books, 2016.

Summary:

"Christophe Galfard's mission in life is to spread modern scientific ideas to the general public in entertaining ways. Using his considerable skills as a brilliant theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, The Universe in Your Hand employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin everything we know about our universe. To understand what happens to a dying star, we are asked to picture ourselves floating in space in front of it. To get acquainted with the quantum world, we are shrunk to the size of an atom and then taken on a journey. Employing everyday similes and metaphors, addressing the reader directly, and writing stories rather than equations renders these astoundingly complex ideas in an immediate and visceral way." -- Amazon.com

Contents:

Foreword

The cosmos

Making sense of outer space

Fast

A dive into the quantum world

To the origin of space and time

Unexpected mysteries

A step beyond what is known

Epilogue.

Notes:

"Originally published [in 2015] in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan"--Title-page verso.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781250069528

1250069521

OCLC:

936360689