Maggie Aderin-Pocock
The Space Telescope Images That Reveal Our Cosmic History
Price: £25.00
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 24/10/2024
ISBN: 9781789295726
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Binding: Hardback
Size: 280 x 216 mm
Extent: 224 pages
Illustration: Full colour photographic images plus b/w diagrams
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 24/10/2024
ISBN: 9781789295733
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Size: Print Replica (Amazon Ebook)
Extent: 224 pages
Illustration: Full colour photographic images plus b/w diagrams
Territorial Rights: World
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Enquire nowThis book is literally heavenly – a wonderful showcase for the glories of the cosmos revealed by the extraordinary James Webb Space Telescope.
Marcus Chown, author of The One Thing You Need to Know
Maggie Aderin-Pocock adds a depth of understanding that is rarely found in illustrated books. A collection of wonders.
Brian Clegg, Science Writer
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes us on a tour of Webb's most breathtaking images and reveals what they tell us about the cosmos – and some of its deepest secrets. Get yourself a copy!
Paul Parsons
The James Webb Space Telescope has the power to address some of the most fundamental questions in astronomy and space science, from looking back in time to observe the evolution of the earliest galaxies, to joining the hunt for habitable planets many light years away. Webb will be a game-changer for our understanding of our place in the Universe.
Suzie Imber, Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester
The James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the cosmos with a mind-blowing clarity, but it’s Maggie’s sparkling prose and fizzing enthusiasm that brings it to life.
Dallas Campbell, presenter and author
Maggie knows her stuff and knows how to make you know stuff too!
Dara Ó Briain, comedian and author
Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a world-class space scientist. With Webb’s Universe she offers a stunning insight into the incredible cosmos that surrounds us alongside gorgeous images from NASA – a must-read!
Sandi Toksvig, broadcaster
The ultimate book on all things JWST, perfectly blending astrophysics and engineering. Aderin-Pocock describes not just the science of what’s going on in these incredible JWST images but crucially how the images were taken.
Dr Becky Smethurst, astrophysicist, author and YouTuber
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first years in the heavens captured the public’s imagination, but its picturesque discoveries are more than just pretty postcards. Each image is a window into a fantastic realm where stars are born and die, black holes lurk within galactic hearts, and towering clouds of gas and dust give rise to countless unknown new worlds. Dr Aderin-Pocock’s descriptions will help you understand why JWST’s images matter. Her stories from astronomical history shed new light into how scientists know what they know, and why they want to look deeper into the universe. This beautiful book is every bit as human as it is cosmically grand.
Rebecca Boyle, author of Our Moon: A Human History
Beautiful fully illustrated book featuring the most up-to-date images from the world’s largest and most powerful telescope
Complicated scientific concepts explained in clear and accessible language, along with line drawings, to appeal to a wide range of space enthusiasts
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a pioneering figure in communicating science to the public. She was an integral member of the team who worked on the James Webb Space Telescope, for which she created an optical subsystem. She is available for PR
Comp titles: The Hubble Legacy, Jim Bell; The Universe, Professor Brian Cox; Hubble’s Universe, Terence Dickinson
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you ‘don’t need a brain the size of a small planet’ to understand, participate in and enjoy science. Maggie is committed to inspiring new generations of astronauts, engineers and scientists through her 'Tours of the Universe'. She shares the wonders of space, and has given these talks to over 60,000 people across the globe. Her programme Do We Really Need the Moon? (BBC 2), which explored our intimate relationship with the moon, showed just that. The programme earned Maggie the Talkback Thames new talent award at the prestigious Women in Film and TV Awards in December 2011. She went on to present a follow up Do We Really Need Satellites? (also BBC 2) and was one of the Scientists on Channel 4’s Brave New World as well as regular stints on The One Show. She currently presents The Sky At Night on BBC 4 and Mini Stargazing for CBeebies. In 2009, Maggie was appointed an MBE for her services to science and education.