Rhodri Evans

Broschiertes Buch

10 Things We've Learned about Space

Recent advances, from the Viking landings on Mars to chasing comets

Beschreibung

A very readable, narrative exploration of ten key things we've learned about space over the past few decades, focusing both on the achievements as well as how our understanding of the cosmos has changed from the kinds of things we might have learned in school.

Autor

Dr Rhodri Evans studied Physics at Imperial College London, graduating with First Class honours, before gaining his PhD in Astrophysics from Cardiff University. He has taught at the University of Toledo in the United States, at Swarthmore College and done post-doctoral research at the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory, 'the birthplace of modern astrophysics'. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of Namibia. Rhodri is the author of numerous academic papers as well as popular-science articles, he speaks regularly at conferences and is a regular contributor to the BBC on Physics and Astronomy. His popular blog can be found at thecuriousastronomer.wordpress.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Dezember 2030
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 153mm
• ISBN-13: 9781472137562
• ISBN-10: 1472137566
• Artikelnr.: 60588742