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An awe-inspiring, unforgettable journey of scientific exploration from Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, the international bestselling authors of Why Does E=MC2? and The Quantum Universe, with 55 black-&-white and 45 full-color pages featuring photographs, diagrams, maps, tables, and graphs
We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the entire universe was compressed into a space smaller than an atom. And now, as Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw show, we can do more than imagine: we can understand.
Universal takes us on an epic journey of scientific exploration. It reveals how we can all come to grips with some of the most fundamental questions about our Earth, Sun, and solar system--and the star-filled galaxies beyond. How big is our solar system? How quickly is space expanding? How big is the universe? What is it made of? Some of these questions can be answered on the basis of observations you can make in your own backyard. Other answers draw on the astonishing information now being gathered by teams of astronomers operating at the frontiers of the known universe.
At the heart of all this lies the scientific method. Science reveals a deeper beauty and connects us to each other, to our world, and to our universe. Science reaches out into the unknown. As Universal demonstrates, if we dare to imagine, we can do the same.
An awe-inspiring, unforgettable journey of scientific exploration from Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, the international bestselling authors of Why Does E=MC2? and The Quantum Universe, with 55 black-&-white and 45 full-color pages featuring photographs, diagrams, maps, tables, and graphs
We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the entire universe was compressed into a space smaller than an atom. And now, as Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw show, we can do more than imagine: we can understand.
Universal takes us on an epic journey of scientific exploration. It reveals how we can all come to grips with some of the most fundamental questions about our Earth, Sun, and solar system--and the star-filled galaxies beyond. How big is our solar system? How quickly is space expanding? How big is the universe? What is it made of? Some of these questions can be answered on the basis of observations you can make in your own backyard. Other answers draw on the astonishing information now being gathered by teams of astronomers operating at the frontiers of the known universe.
At the heart of all this lies the scientific method. Science reveals a deeper beauty and connects us to each other, to our world, and to our universe. Science reaches out into the unknown. As Universal demonstrates, if we dare to imagine, we can do the same.
Brian Cox, OBE, FRS, is a Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. His many highly acclaimed BBC television documentaries include, most recently, Human Universe and Forces of Nature.
Jeff Forshaw is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Manchester, specializing in the physics of elementary particles. He was awarded the Institute of Physics Maxwell Medal in 1999 for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics.
"This book distinguishes itself by its emphasis on
measurement...The book is well indexed and enjoyable. Beginning
undergraduates and general readers will find it engaging and
informative. Recommended."
--Choice
"[An] accessible, lucid, and entertaining introduction to
cutting-edge astrophysics and cosmology. Revealing how scientists
explore the universe, the authors celebrate the scientific method
as much as the scientific discoveries they address...It's smooth
sailing through increasingly complex topics...Curious readers will
appreciate how Cox and Forshaw celebrate the scientific process as
heartily as they embrace the wonder of the universe."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Brian Cox [is] perhaps the most popular scientist of the 21st
century."--The National
"Physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw reach for the stars and
lasso the moon in Universal."--Vanity Fair
"Readers...will gain a more significant understanding of some
profound cosmological phenomena." --Kirkus Reviews
"Some readers eat popular physics for breakfast. Others yearn for a
single simple volume to bring them up to speed, thereby freeing
them for the fun stuff (life sciences, tech stories, cat videos).
Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw will satisfy both audiences with their
broad-brush account of the physical world that still finds room for
uncertainty, controversy-even a little light maths. Rarely has a
difficult subject been rendered so accessible."--New Scientist
"This is a book about means and processes but also about
wonder...Cox and fellow celebrity scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson
have taken the mantel of generational science communicators once
carried by Carl Sagan and Bill Nye...Universal is a bulwark
providing an overview of how far we've come in understanding our
universe and a taste of where we will go. As our professors and
guides, Cox and Forshaw require our curiosity and patience.
Passages will be reread. Graphs will be stared at indefinitely
without guarantee of comprehension. By the end you will be rewarded
with a little understanding and some hope for the future (which is
also in great demand in these precarious times)."--Spectrum
Culture
"This is the story of our universe with cosmological events laid
out in clear, fantastic detail...A careful read of this beautiful,
slender volume will enlighten the reader and stretch the
brain."--Internet Review of Books
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