Marcus Chown
Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe
Price: £8.99
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 14/05/2020
ISBN: 9781789292060
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Binding: Paperback
Size: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 256 pages
Illustration: b/w line drawings
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 04/10/2018
ISBN: 9781782439493
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Binding: Hardback
Size: 216 x 135 mm
Extent: 256 pages
Illustration: b/w line drawings
Territorial Rights: World ex USA and Canada
Edition Status: Out of Print
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 04/10/2018
ISBN: 9781789290585
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Illustration: b/w line drawings
Territorial Rights: World ex USA and Canada
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 04/10/2018
ISBN: 9781782439509
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Size: EPUB 2
Extent: 256 pages
Illustration: b/w line drawings
Territorial Rights: World ex North America
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Enquire nowAn ideal book for those who might not normally consider reading about science, making a great present for a teenager or adult. Excellent stuff.
Brian Clegg, Popular Science
Mind-expanding stuff.
The Sun
This accessible book addresses all your questions about the Big Bang
Science Focus
A genial tour of the universe and its mysteries... Heavy stuff lightly spun - just the thing for the science buff in the house.
Kirkus Reviews
A thought-provoking and funny guide to the universe
John Simpson
Weird and wonderful facts about us, our world and the universe that reveal some profound science, to engage the nonscientist
Marcus Chown is the bestselling award-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kelvin, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You and What a Wonderful World, among others, and has an amazing ability to explain complex science in a very engaging and entertaining way. His previous book, The Ascent of Gravity, was named the Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 2017
Taking on quantum theory, cosmology, biology, chemistry and artificial intelligence, Chown reveals fifty mind-bending facts that explain some truly amazing things about us and our world, such as: babies are powered by rocket fuel; you age faster on the top floor of a building than on the ground floor; you could fit the human race in the volume of a sugar cube; and an atom can be in two places at once
The hardback edition, published in October 2018, has been well reviewed and sold in 8 territories, including the US
Marcus Chown is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. His books include Breakthrough, The Ascent of Gravity, (which was the Sunday Times 2017 Science Book of the Year), Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, What A Wonderful World, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You, We Need to Talk About Kelvin and Afterglow of Creation. The latter two of which were runners-up for the Royal Society Book Prize. Marcus has also won the Bookseller’s Digital Innovation of the Year Award for Solar System for iPad.