Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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4.4 • 43 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.
The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Though the universe can feel vast and unfathomable, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry expertly shrinks it down to a comprehensible size. From malleable matter’s spherical tendencies to the starry chaos that results when one galaxy consumes another, Neil deGrasse Tyson gives physical reality a thorough but manageable examination. With humor and clarity, the famed astrophysicist and StarTalk host explains big ideas in a way that rekindles our sense of wonder about the natural forces that created—and sustain—us.
Customer Reviews
Great introduction to what is Astrophysics
The book is no more than an overview of the history of how great astrophysicists helped us understand the cosmos alongside explaining what their research was about in simple terms.
It was great for me.
Excellent
Very stimulating read