Frank Gaertner

Broschiertes Buch

Our Self-Assembling Universe

Beschreibung

OSAU-2 is a book for all ages. I believe that aspects of OSAU-2, which involve a person assembling the nuclei of atoms, could even be used as an early form of play for children in preschool or kindergarten. Doing so would be a great way to teach children the fun involved in learning how they are connected to our Universe. My first volume of Our Self Assembling Universe was used in a very successful, introductory, guest-class lecture on nuclear physics where over 300 eighth-graders were able to assemble on their own the alpha-particle, i.e., the nucleus of the atom called helium-4. It was then easy to show how our star, the sun, uses that process to produce the nuclei of other atoms as well as the heat and light we so enjoy on planet Earth. Next the students used their own self-assembled alpha-particle to create, in the same way as do the stars in Our Universe, the nuclei of carbon-12, nitrogen-14, oxygen-16 and neon-20. These model nuclei became souvenirs that the students could take home as wonderful memories of their enlightening, strange day with the ukulele-playing Dr. Gaertner. However, as one will soon see from the Preface of OSAU-2, this book is even more unusual and it's not just for children, OSAU-2 is the world's first AWTbook (¿). . It's a book of the future, a book that has the capacity to teach, in the best way possible, any erstwhile wannabe-scientist, be they girl, boy, woman or man, no matter how old, everything they might want or need to know about biology, chemistry, physics, or dare I say it, even quantum mechanics. For example, see for yourself how some 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms self-assemble the molecular machines that put us together and bring each of us to life every day. And introduce yourself to the amazing quantum weirdness that makes it all possible.

Autor

H. Frank Gaertner is the author of over fifty scientific publications and patents covering areas of enzymology, bacteriology, entomology, virology, and molecular genetics. He received a PhD in biochemistry from Purdue University and was a professor at the University of Tennessee for thirteen years, where he taught graduate level courses in biochemistry, protein chemistry, enzymology, and molecular genetics. He is a cofounder of an acquired company, Mycogen Corp., and coinventor of MVP, the world's first genetically engineered insecticide, and of ARCs, an economical and powerful delivery system for cytokines. He is also the author of "The Amazing Illustrated Word Game Memory Books," an illustrated five-book series designed to increase word knowledge and high-point bonus scores in word games. And he is the author of "Sally and the Magic River," an inspiring, fanciful short story of a young girl's triumphant recovery from injury inflicted by a serious traffic accident. His present work, "Our Self-Assembling Universe," is his first written attempt at making sense of the astounding cosmological discoveries that are now made almost on a daily basis. It is indeed an exciting time to be alive. As an avid fan of pulp science fiction at age thirteen, it is hard to believe that we are now living that imagined future! We are learning how it all started. We are learning how to travel to the stars. We are learning how to live forever. Brrr! That last one really gives me the shakes. It's just plain spooky! But wait, I must say, now that I'm 77, living in good health to 177 doesn't sound so hard to do, especially when one is as curious as I am and has a wonderful family of four daughters, three sons-in-law, six grandchildren, and a beautiful wife that I wouldn't mind having stick around in good health with me! Check back when I'm 177. I might not be so eager by then. By the way, lest I forget. I made number four on the charts for instrumental music on Reverb Nation! Check out my song Jaunty. It's really not too bad.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: WorkBook Press
• Seitenzahl: 134
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781957618302
• ISBN-10: 1957618302
• Artikelnr.: 64158237