The universe in your hand
Subtitle: a journey through space, time, and beyond
By: Christophe Galfard
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9781250069528
Subjects: Cosmology
Description: "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." --
Notes: "Originally published [in 2015] in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-372) and index.
Table of contents: title: The cosmos; title: Making sense of outer space; title: Fast; title: A dive into the quantum world; title: To the origin of space and time; title: Unexpected mysteries; title: A step beyond what is known.