We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What everyday things tell us about the universe

Name: We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What everyday things tell us about the universe
Brand: Faber And Faber Ltd.
SKU: 9780571244034-G
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By Marcus Chown

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Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger tells you that somewhere out in space there is furnace at a temperature of 4.5 billion degrees. Your TV tells you that the universe had a beginning. In fact, your very existence tells you that this may not be the only universe but merely one among an infinity of others, stacked like the pages of a never-ending book. Marcus Chown, author of Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You, What a Wonderful World and The Solar System, takes familiar features of the world we know and shows how they can be used to explain profound truths about the ultimate nature of reality. His new book will change the way you see the universe: with Chown as your guide, cutting-edge science is made clear and meaningful by a falling leaf, or a rose, or a starry night sky... We Need To Talk About Kelvin: What Everyday Things Tell Us About The Universe is a hugely accessible exploration of quantum theory, relativity, cosmology, biology and chemistry. Taking our everyday experiences, Marcus Chown quickly and painlessly explains the unltimate truths of reality.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 288
Release Date:: 2010-09-02
Publication Date:: 2010-09-02
Publisher:: Faber And Faber Ltd.
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0571244033
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 226 g
Height:: 20 cm
Width:: 13 cm
Thickness:: 1.5 cm

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