Time, Space, Stars and Man: The Story of the Big Bang - Couverture souple

Woolfson, Michael Mark

 
9781848162730: Time, Space, Stars and Man: The Story of the Big Bang
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1848162731 ISBN 13 : 9781848162730
Editeur : Imperial College Press, 2009

Synopsis

Most well-read, but non-scientific, people will have heard of the term Big Bang as a description of the origin of the Universe. They will recognize that DNA identifies individuals and will know that the origin of life is one of the great unsolved scientific mysteries. This book brings together all of that material. Starting with the creation of space and time known as the Big Bang the book traces causally related steps through the formation of matter, of stars and planets, the Earth itself, the evolution of the Earths surface and atmosphere, and then through to the beginnings of life and the evolution of man. The material is presented in such a way that a non-scientist can comprehend it, without using formulae or equations but still preserving the integrity of the involved science. This book does not solve the mysteries of what initiated the Big Bang or how life evolved from inanimate matter, but it does make clear the nature of those problems. The reader will be left with a sense of wonderment that he or she actually exists!

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Revue de presse

To write such a wide-ranging book is an ambitious task indeed, and the result is a valuable source for readers wishing to gain knowledge and insights into key areas of fundamental science ... Woolfson's desire to share his passion for science is very evident. The content is presented in a non-technical way, but the discussion and reasoning undoubtedly reflect a scientist's way of thinking. --Times Higher Education

It is written for a general audience, also scientists might be interested looking at it because it contains a lot of details not contained in standard textbooks on that topic. --Zentralblatt MATH

Technically, this book is very nicely produced. There are many colour figures as well. The book I found to be of very good value. I recommend this book to specialist scientists and members of the public alike interested in the breadth of topics covered, but also appreciating, as I do in detail, the incredible range of the abilities of Woolfson as an accomplished crystallographer, theoretical physicist and astrophysicist. --Crystallography Reviews

Présentation de l'éditeur

Most well-read, but non-scientific, people will have heard of the term Big Bang as a description of the origin of the Universe. They will recognize that DNA identifies individuals and will know that the origin of life is one of the great unsolved scientific mysteries. This book brings together all of that material. Starting with the creation of space and time known as the Big Bang the book traces causally related steps through the formation of matter, of stars and planets, the Earth itself, the evolution of the Earths surface and atmosphere, and then through to the beginnings of life and the evolution of man. The material is presented in such a way that a non-scientist can comprehend it, without using formulae or equations but still preserving the integrity of the involved science. This book does not solve the mysteries of what initiated the Big Bang or how life evolved from inanimate matter, but it does make clear the nature of those problems. The reader will be left with a sense of wonderment that he or she actually exists!

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Éditeur
Imperial College Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1848162731
ISBN 13 
9781848162730
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
436
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781848162723: Time, Space, Stars and Man: The Story of the Big Bang

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ISBN 10 :  1848162723 ISBN 13 :  9781848162723
Editeur : Imperial College Press, 2009
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