The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond

Posted on 22 May 2018 by Christophe Galfard

If Ms Frizzle were a physics student of Stephen Hawking, she might have written THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR HAND, a wild tour through the reaches of time and space, from the interior of a proton to the Big Bang to the rough suburbs of a black hole It s friendly, excitable, erudite, and cosmic Jordan Ellenberg, New York Times besteselling author of How Not To Be WrongQuantum physics, black holes, string theory, the Big Bang, dark matter, dark energy, parallel universes even if we are interested in these fundamental concepts of our world, their language is the language of math Which means that despite our best intentions of finally grasping, say, Einstein s Theory of General Relativity, most of us are quickly brought up short by a snarl of nasty equations or an incomprehensible graph.Christophe Galfard s mission in life is to spread modern scientific ideas to the general public in entertaining ways Using his considerable skills as a brilliant theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, The Universe in Your Hand employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin everything we know about our universe To understand what happens to a dying star, we are asked to picture ourselves floating in space in front of it To get acquainted with the quantum world, we are shrunk to the size of an atom and then taken on a journey Employing everyday similes and metaphors, addressing the reader directly, and writing stories rather than equations renders these astoundingly complex ideas in an immediate and visceral way.Utterly captivating and entirely unique, The Universe in Your Hand will find its place among other classics in the field. Best Download The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond by Christophe Galfard For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Popular science books about physics seem to fall into three types Some are dense digging directly into the hard science While they have much to offer, they can be frustratingly difficult Some are lightweight resorting to extended analogies and oversimplifications They can create the illusion of understanding rather than genuine understanding Others try for the middle ground Too often these alternate between oversimplifications and detailed science resulting in a disjointed narrative.Galfar Popular science books about physics seem to fall into three types Some are dense digging directly into the hard science While they have much to offer, they can be frustratingly difficult Some are lightweight resorting to extended analogies and oversimplifications They can create the illusion of understanding rather than genuine understanding Others try for the middle ground Too often these alternate between oversimplifications and detailed scien...Wow this book kicked ass It was so good, it is a perfect marriage between perfect narrative and interesting context while at the same time not letting anything out If you are interested in physics, black holes, string theory and quantum science but feel intimidated to read about it, make this your introductory book because it will explain everything in layman terms and you ll have fun learning all the components that make up our known universe while getting a glimpse at our future in scienc Wow this book kicked ass It was so good, it is a perfect marriage between perfect narrative and interesting context while at the same time not letting anything out If you are interested in physics, black holes, string theory and quantum science but feel intimidated to read about it, make this your intro...This book has overwhelmed me so much Such a brilliant description of modern astrophysics in a relatively accessible way I can only say that I loved it and I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in astronomy and astrophysics 5 5.One of my alltime favourite books on physics for the general reader Written by Christophe Galfard, who was at one time Stephen Hawking s student, it covers in wonderfully accessible prose all the important events, theories, personalities and gives us a glimpse into what is in store for the future stuff like Relativity, Quantum mechanics, Black Holes, Origin of the Universe, the birth and death of stars, the Big Bang Theory etc Galfard ...67th book for 2019.Galfard who amongst other claims to fame, was a graduate student of the late, great Stephen Hawking has written a excellent general introduction to modern physics as a series of whimsical thought experiments While thought experiments have a long history in theoretical physics Einstein used thought experiments to elucidate many of his theoretical insights e.g., what would it be like if an observer were to travel at the same speed as a beam of light Galfard has taken the rad 67th book for 2019.Galfard who amongst other claims to fame, was a graduate student of the late, great Stephen Hawking has written a excellent general introduction to modern physics as a series of whimsical thought experiments While thought experiments have a long history in theoretical physics Einstein used ...If you re like me and you are really fascinated by the universe and how it was created The Big Bang Theory , then you re going to want to pick this one up I was browsing in Waterstones, like I usually do checking out the new releases when I saw this book, picked it up and thought, I need to read this I ve had ...I read this book without any expectations and quickly I realized that this, was an amazing book with an amazing adventure The book mixes a novelistic structure with a learning style and I loved this combination I think that the idea of explaining hard and abstract concepts from physics and astronomy using a narrative thread that connects and guides the reader in a kind of journey is perfect I highly recommend this book to all astronomy and physics fans who want to enjoy a space adventure.Span I read this book without any expectations and quickly I realized that this, was an amazing book with an amazing adventure The book mixes a novelistic structure with a learning style and I loved this combination I think that the idea of explaining hard and abstract concepts from ph...Galfard work with St pane Hawking Another astrophysician book What s news I was not very interested in reading this book A friend offered it to me in french edition and I must recognize I had pleasure to read it.It is well written and in fact exciting.R mi Brague remarked t...Mind bending, fascinating, inspiring, and awe striking I ll be thinking about what I ve read for weeks What an amazing universe we live in, and how vastly unknown it is With new discoveries looming just over the horizon, I can...My husband enjoys science books and when starts talking about all this intelligent stuff my brain is asleep Finally a book that makes learning about scientific topics like the universe and time easier to understand and fun at the same time Even better it s actually for adults Now I am flaunting my new knowledge at home and once or twice I even got to tell him something he hasn t read about yet I love this book and hopefully my excited rambling is a good enough review to make you read this aw My husband enjoys science books and when starts talking about all this intelligent stuff my brain is asleep Finally a book that makes learning about scientific topics like the universe and time easier to understand and fun at the same time Even better it s actually for adults Now I...

The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond

22 May 2018

Christophe Galfard