Author : Melanie Melton Knocke
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 2011-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1615924787
As this engrossing popular astronomy book makes clear, readers don't need a degree in astrophysics to explore the vast reaches of outer space. This generously illustrated volume includes a color insert containing, among other pictures, beautiful images of Saturn from the Cassini spacecraft.
Author : Cathryn Hankla
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780813918464
In a sleepy but troubled Appalachian coal-mining town, a powerfully evocative novel details the coming-of-age of a young girl.
Author : Janna Levin
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 10,63 MB
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0307958205
The authoritative story of the headline-making discovery of gravitational waves—by an eminent theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer. From the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, the epic story of the scientific campaign to record the soundtrack of our universe. Black holes are dark. That is their essence. When black holes collide, they will do so unilluminated. Yet the black hole collision is an event more powerful than any since the origin of the universe. The profusion of energy will emanate as waves in the shape of spacetime: gravitational waves. No telescope will ever record the event; instead, the only evidence would be the sound of spacetime ringing. In 1916, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, his top priority after he proposed his theory of curved spacetime. One century later, we are recording the first sounds from space, the soundtrack to accompany astronomy’s silent movie. In Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space, Janna Levin recounts the fascinating story of the obsessions, the aspirations, and the trials of the scientists who embarked on an arduous, fifty-year endeavor to capture these elusive waves. An experimental ambition that began as an amusing thought experiment, a mad idea, became the object of fixation for the original architects—Rai Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Ron Drever. Striving to make the ambition a reality, the original three gradually accumulated an international team of hundreds. As this book was written, two massive instruments of remarkably delicate sensitivity were brought to advanced capability. As the book draws to a close, five decades after the experimental ambition began, the team races to intercept a wisp of a sound with two colossal machines, hoping to succeed in time for the centenary of Einstein’s most radical idea. Janna Levin’s absorbing account of the surprises, disappointments, achievements, and risks in this unfolding story offers a portrait of modern science that is unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Author : Neil deGrasse Tyson
Publisher : Main Street Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 35,90 MB
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0307784088
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry comes a fascinating guide to the most popular questions about the universe. In Neil de Grasse Tyson's delightful tour of the galaxies, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular astronomy questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has been friends with many of the most important scientific figures of the past, including da Vinci, Magellan, Doppler, Einstein, and Hubble—and he often recounts his conversations with these historical figures in his explanations. Merlin's illuminating answers feature a unique combination of wit and poetry along with serious science explained in refreshingly clear, reader-friendly language. Dear Merlin: Can a person cross our galaxy in a spaceship during one human lifespan? Merlin: In 1905, Merlin's good friend Albert Einstein introduced the "Special Theory of Relativity," which predicts that time will tick slower and slower the faster you travel. Were you to embark on such an adventure you could conceivably age as little as you wish, depending of course, on your exact speed. The problem arises when you return to Earth, which will have moved several hundred thousand years into the future and everyone will have forgotten about you. A timeless book for lovers of the universe by one of its greatest lights.
Author : Amber L. Lynch
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 33,12 MB
Release : 2013-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1481741977
Lisa didn't think life could get any more normal than this, well, if seeing alien space ships counts as normal. But that wasn't a real alien space ship, just her imagination. Or so she wished...But aside from the good grades, a decent social life, and Decker, her boyfriend of seven years, moving away, everything seemed pretty normal. Until a new girl arrives into town. Her name is Rosalind and she seems like any other new kid, shy and slightly confused, but what Lisa didn't know was that Rose had a little secret, and when this strange girl shows up at Lisa's front door, Lisa doesn't know what to expect. Then Rose reveals something even more strange...Now Lisa, Decker and Adam are caught between a deal. If they can answer any questions this new girl has for them, then in return they may ask any questions of their own. But what they don't know is that the answers they receive will change the way they look at themselves and their world. Lisa wonders how they would've gotten themselves into such a mess, because before all of this, life felt normal...
Author : Neil deGrasse Tyson
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 29,15 MB
Release : 2024-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1665019875
A USA Today bestseller! The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe. In Neil deGrasse Tyson’s delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed firsthand many of the major scientific events of Earth’s history. Merlin’s friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time—da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble. While Merlin occasionally recounts playful conversations with these luminaries, all questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, and an occasional rhyme. With the help of intermittent humorous cartoons, Merlin clarifies the details of familiar phenomena like gravity, light, space, and time, and travels to distant stars and galaxies to describe what makes them tick, rotate, explode, and collapse. Merlin’s Tour of the Universe is perfect for anyone who harbors burning questions on how the cosmos works.
Author : Stephen Hawking
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 13,2 MB
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0399179003
The legendary physicist explores his favorite subject in a pair of enlightening, accessible, and cleverly illustrated essays for curious readers, originally delivered as BBC lectures. “It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes. Black holes are stranger than anything dreamed up by science-fiction writers, but they are firmly matters of science fact.” For decades, Stephen Hawking has been fascinated by black holes. He believes that if we understood the challenges they pose to the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe. In these conversational pieces, Hawking’s sense of wonder is infectious as he holds forth on what we know about black holes, what we still don’t know, and theoretical answers to more specific questions, such as: What would happen if you ever got sucked into one? Annotated and with an introduction by BBC News science editor David Shukman, featuring whimsical and illuminating illustrations, Black Holes offers a candid peek into one of the great scientific mysteries of all time. Praise for Stephen Hawking “[Hawking] can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit. . . . His is a brain of extraordinary power.”—The New York Review of Books “Hawking clearly possesses a natural teacher’s gifts—easy, good-natured humor and an ability to illustrate highly complex propositions with analogies plucked from daily life.”—The New York Times “A high priest of physics, one of a handful of theorists who may be on the verge of reading God’s mind.”—Los Angeles Times
Author : Neil deGrasse Tyson
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,39 MB
Release : 2024-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1785307630
*Fully revised and updated for the 21st century* The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an odyssey into the deepest, darkest depth of the universe and back again with his extra-terrestrial tour guide, Merlin. Merlin is a timeless visitor to Earth from the planet Omniscia in the Andromeda galaxy, and he has observed first-hand many of the major scientific events of Earth's history - from the Big Bang to the extinction of the dinosaurs and beyond. In Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike about the universe and our place within it. All questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, an occasional rhyme and accompanied by the odd illustration. Merlin's friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time - including da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein and Hubble, and Merlin's Tour also features playful conversations with these historical luminaries. Based on the first book that Tyson ever published in the 1990s and now fully updated and extended for the twenty-first century, Merlin's Tour of the Universe is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about how the cosmos works.
Author : Todd Boddy
Publisher : Todd Boddy
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 36,17 MB
Release : 2012-08
Category :
ISBN : 0985847816
An insurgency of demonic powers grows weary of Satan's failed attempts to overthrow God. With stolen quantum technology, they plot to leave for a universe of their own. There's just one catch... they require humans to make the jump. Ru, the sultry angelic hybrid, is torn between her loyalty to an ancient Wind of light, and her mysterious father who seeks to pull her to the darkness. It's the hitchhiker's guide to the Apocalypse.
Author : Kelly Milner Halls
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 41,80 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781403479082
Students will love pouring through these exciting science fair ideas about space and astronomy. Each project comes with helpful hints on how to customize the project and win the science fair prize.
