Roberto Trotta

Gebundenes Buch

The Edge of the Sky

All You Need to Know about the All-There-Is

Beschreibung

The story of our world, how it got that way, and where it is going-using only the thousand most common words in English

Autor

Roberto Trotta is a theoretical cosmologist in the astrophysics group of Imperial College London. He has held research positions at the University of Geneva and the University of Oxford, as well as visiting positions at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cape Town, the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, and the University of California at Santa Barbara. One of the world's leading figures in 'astrostatistics,'a new discipline focusing on the use of statistical methods to solve problems in cosmology and astrophysics, he has published more than fifty scientific papers, contributed to two books and received numerous awards for his research, including the Michelson Prize of Case Western Reserve University, the Lord Kelvin Award of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Public Engagement Fellowship by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK. www.robertotrotta.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Basic Books / Perseus Books
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 175mm x 154mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780465044719
• ISBN-10: 0465044719
• Artikelnr.: 40400267

Rezensionen

Our Universe is described by only six numbers. In this entertaining and enjoyable book, Trotta recounts our knowledge of the cosmos with only the most 700-odd used words in the English dictionary. His extremely original approach conveys all the information with the most minimalistic use of language. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about the latest discoveries about our Universe within the framework of an avant-garde" and experimental writing style."
Raul Jimenez, Professor of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Barcelona

"How many different chords must you know before you can appreciate a symphony? How many different brush strokes must you master before you can appreciate a painting? How many different words do you need to use to appreciate the wonders of the universe? Roberto Trotta claims just 1,000, and bravely put pen to paper to try and prove it in this enjoyable short volume."
Lawrence M. Krauss, Foundation Professor and Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University, and the author A Universe from Nothing and The Physics of Star Trek .