Bob Berman guides us through cosmic violence both mammoth and microscopic. From the creation of dazzling "new stars" to the ways in which humanity has harnessed cataclysmic energy for its gain, Berman masterfully synthesizes...
Cosmology
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Author:Berman, BobSummary: -
Author:Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:This collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist covers everything from astral life at the frontiers of astrobiology to the movie industry's feeble efforts to get its night skies right.
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Author:Trefil, James, Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:Neil deGrasse Tyson and physicist James Trefil explore the big questions that humanity has been posing for millennia--How did life begin? What is our place in the universe? Are we alone?--and provide answers based on the most current...
- Author:Dussart, FrançoiseSummary:
In this timely collection, the authors examine Indigenous peoples' negotiations with different cosmologies in a globalized world. Dussart and Poirier outline a sophisticated theory of change that accounts for the complexity of...
- Author:Abram, DavidSummary:
As the climate veers toward catastrophe, the innumerable losses cascading through the biosphere make vividly evident the need for a metamorphosis in our relation to the living land. For too long we've inured ourselves to the wild...
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Author:Mone, Gregory, Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:Neil deGrasse Tyson introduces young listeners to astrophysics and the principles of scientific inquiry, fostering the "cosmic perspective" that outer space inspires in all.
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Author:Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:Astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson addresses questions regarding the cosmos, such as: What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us?
- Author:Krauss, Lawrence MaxwellSummary:
Arizona State University cosmologist challenges belief in a divine creator and describes modern research in quantum mechanics that suggests the universe originated out of nothing--and could eventually return to that. Includes afterword...
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Author:Hawking, S. W.Summary:Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author's engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of...
- Author:Hawking, S. W.Summary:
Stephen W. Hawking, widely regarded as the most brilliant physicist since Einstein, discusses in a friendly and self-deprecating manner age-old questions about the origin and fate of the universe. Difficult concepts are made simple by...
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