Wonders of the Universe

图书标准信息

• 作者 Brian Cox 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2011-07
• ISBN 9780062110541
• 定价 256.10元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ProfessorBrianCoxisbackwithanotherinsightfulandmind-blowingexplorationofspace.Thistimeheshowsusouruniverseaswe'veneverseenitbefore.13.7billionyearsold.93billionlightyearswide.Itcontainsover100billiongalaxies,eachcontaininghundredsofbillionsofstars.Thisinfinite,vastandcomplexUniversehasbeenthesubjectofhumanfascinationandscientificexplorationforthousandsofyears.ThewondersoftheUniversemightseemalientousandimpossibletounderstand,butawayfromthetelescopes,thelabsandthewhitecoats,ProfessorBrianCoxusestheevidencefoundinthenaturalworldaroundustoexplainitssimpletruths.TravellingtotheNorthPole,ProfessorCoxdemonstrateshowspinningworldscreateelectricalcurrentsandmagnetism;helooksattheSouthPacificOceantoexplainhowtheUniversecommunicatesandmovesinwaves;heshowsushowthewateroftheAngelFallswaterfallinVenezuelabehavesexactlylikethelightdoesaroundablackhole.Thesamelawsoflight,gravity,time,matterandenergythatgovernushereonEartharethesameasthoseappliedintheUniverse.Using3DCGIimagery,hisexpertknowledgeandhisinfectiousenthusiasm,ProfessorCoxshowsusthatifwecanunderstandtheimpactofthesegoverninglawsonEarthitwillbringusastepclosertoanunderstandingofourUniverse.--ThistextreferstoanalternateHardcoveredition.

【作者简介】

BrianCox,Ph.D.,isaleadingparticlephysicistandprofessorattheUniversityofManchester,aswellasaresearcherononeofthemostambitiousexperimentsonEarth,theATLASexperimentontheCERNLargeHadronColliderinSwitzerland.ARoyalSocietyUniversityResearchFellow,ProfessorCoxwasappointedofficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirein2010.HeistheauthorofWhyDoesE=MC2?andiswellknownaspresenterofthetelevisionseriesWondersoftheSolarSystemandWondersoftheUniverse.AndrewCohenisheadoftheBBCScienceUnitandtheexecutiveproduceroftheBBC2seriesWondersoftheSolarSystem.HebeganhiscareerinsciencebroadcastingfifteenyearsagoandhasproducedawiderangeofsciencedocumentariesincludingTomorrow'sWorldandHorizon.From2005-10hewasserieseditoroftheflagshipBBCscienceseriesHorizon.HelivesinLondonwithhiswifeandthreechildren.