Astrophysics for People in a Hurry [electronic resource]
deGrasse Tyson, Neil2017
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The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.
Main title:
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry [electronic resource] / Neil deGrasse Tyson
Author:
deGrasse Tyson, Neil, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : W. W. Norton & Company, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 9-12
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Times best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. He lives in New York City.
ISBN:
9780393609400
Language:
English
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BRN:
2802496
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