Synopses & Reviews
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, its 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 Americans wildly popular 60-Second Science Podcast or just curious about science, youre going to want to dust off your Dads telescope and warm up your particle accelerator after enjoying the same bite-sized knoweldge in The Instant Egghead Guide to the Universe.
Synopsis
Whether you're a fan of Scientific Americans wildly popular 60-Second Science Podcast or just curious about science, youre going to want to dust off your Dads telescope and warm up your particle accelerator after enjoying the same bite-sized knowledge in The Instant Egghead Guide to the Universe.
Synopsis
This Instant Egghead guide breaks an overwhelming topic down into bite-sized chunks moving from smallest--quarks--to largest--galactic superclusters--without losing perspective.
About the Author
JR MINKEL is a staff editor at Scientific American.
STEVE MIRSKY has written the Anti-Gravity column for Scientific American since 1995. In 2006 he launched the daily Scientific American podcast, 60-Second Science, with tens of thousands of listeners and millions of downloads to date.
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