John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin

Broschiertes Buch

Out of the Shadow of a Giant

How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley

Beschreibung

Shortlisted for the BSHS Hughes Prize

Autor

John Gribbin gained a PhD from the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge (then under the leadership of Fred Hoyle), before working as a science journalist for Nature and later New Scientist. Mary Gribbin is a teacher with a special gift for communicating difficult concepts, and she is a previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. They have co-written several titles for adults and children. John has written many bestselling popular science books, including Erwin Schrödinger and the Quantum Revolution, In Search of the Multiverse and The Universe: A Biography. John and Mary are both Visiting Fellows at the University of Sussex.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins UK / William Collins
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 164087
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 129mm x 197mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9780008220617
• ISBN-10: 0008220611
• Artikelnr.: 50611037

Rezensionen

'Elegant and meticulously researched ... this is a most enjoyable book.' The Observatory

Praise for the authors:

'Mary and John Gribbin write with great clarity.' Guardian

'Precise yet mysterious ... as beautiful as a poem and as exciting as a novel.' The Sunday Times

'A gripping account of the history of quantum mechanics and a clear description of its significance - and weirdness. Absolutely fascinating.' Isaac Asimov

'Immensely readable' The Times