Instant Egghead Guide: The Universe: The Universe (Instant Egghead Guides)

Instant Egghead Guide: The Universe: The Universe (Instant Egghead Guides)

J.R. Minkel, Scientific American, George Musser (Foreword by)
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Publication Date: July 21st, 2009
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN:
9780312386375
Pages:
240
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Description

Everything from quarks to galactic superclusters delivered to your eyeballs at the speed of light (any faster would be impossible)



Take a tour of the wonder and majesty of the universe, from the smallest subatomic particles to the possibility of infinite universes. According to some prominent physicists, it's possible that, right now, someone who looks just like you is reading the back of a book just like this one in a parallel universe. And your double thinks it looks really interesting...


Whether you're a fan of Scientific American's wildly popular 60-Second Science Podcast or just curious about science, you're going to want to dust off your Dad's telescope and warm up your particle accelerator after enjoying the same bite-sized knoweldge in The Instant Egghead Guide to the Universe.

About the Author

JR Minkel holds a master's degree in science and environmental reporting from New York University and a B.S. in molecular biology from Vanderbilt University, where he dabbled in zebrafish genetics.

From 2006 to 2008 he covered space and physics for ScientificAmerican.com. His freelance work has appeared in Scientific American, Popular Science, New Scientist, Discover, IEEE Spectrum, and The Scientist. From January to June 2008, he amused his colleagues by standing while he worked.



Scientific American is the award-winning authoritative source for the science discoveries and technology innovations that matter.

George Musser is an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor for Scientific American, and the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory. He is the recipient of a Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award from the American Astronomical Society and the 2011 American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award for Science Writing. He was a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT from 2014 to 2015. He has appeared on Today, CNN, NPR, the BBC, Al Jazeera, and other outlets. He lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his wife and daughter.

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