Paul Parsons
From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe
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Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 01/11/2018
ISBN: 9781782439561
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
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Size: 234 x 153 mm
Extent: 288 pages
Illustration: b/w line drawings and pictures
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Enquire nowThis one is a winner... delivers the oft-told tale with engaging lucidity
Nature Magazine
Paul Parsons is a steady and highly experienced hand, who is able to introduce some of the most esoteric aspects of modern science while still leaving the reader feeling that they have a grasp of what's going on. This is a wonderful introduction to one of the most exciting and engaging aspects of science.
Popular Science
Prepare to have your mind blown! A brilliantly written overview of the past, present and future of modern cosmology.
Dallas Campbell, author of 'Ad Astra
A comprehensive and fascinating tour of the birth and eventual death of the universe, to engage the non-scientist. From ancient beliefs about the stars and the planets, to the discovery that the universe is expanding, Einstein’s general theory of relativity and Hawking's quantum theory of gravity, through to the Big Bang cosmology of today – all this has led us to understand that the existence of the universe is finite.
Exciting observations in 2015 and 2017 of gravitational waves, which potentially allow observations of the birth of the universe for the first time in history, have piqued interest in cosmology and specifically the Big Bang
Paul Parsons, a former theoretical cosmologist, is a science journalist, author and former editor of BBC Focus Magazine. He has frequently appeared on radio and TV and is available for PR
Comparative titles: A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss (S&S, 2012); Origins by Neil DeGrasse Tyson (W. W. Norton, 2014)
Dr Paul Parsons has been a science writer and journalist for over twenty years. He was Editor of BBC Sky at Night magazine and has also written for New Scientist, the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Men’s Health, National Geographic and many others. He is the author of several books including The Science of Doctor Who, The Periodic Table, 3-Minute Stephen Hawking and 50 Science Ideas You Really Need to Know. He is also a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and a consultant to Guinness World Records.