Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 1 by Sean Carroll A groundbreaking new series from bestselling author Sean Carroll FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Knowledge is power… A landmark new series from a prize-winning scientist and communicatorIn this major trilogy, Sean Carroll opens up the world of physics and shows that you dont necessarily need a science degree to gain a deeper insight into the workings of the universe.Starting with the ideas that revolutionised our view of nature, Space, Time and Motion poses deep questions about the cosmos, guiding us through classical physics from Euclid and Galileo to Newton and Einstein. Carroll investigates how a twin could be seven years older than her brother, and demonstrates why its easier than you might think for a drifting astronaut to get back to the safety of the space station. These are the laws of physics as youve never understood them before. Author Biography Sean Carroll is Homewood professor of natural philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He won the Royal Society Winton Prize for his book on the search for the elusive Higgs boson, The Particle at the End of the Universe, and The Big Picture was an international bestseller. His most recent book is Something Deeply Hidden. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. @seanmcarroll preposterousuniverse.com Review Neat, and extremely simple: only a deep thinker such as Sean Carroll could introduce the complexity of Einsteins general relativity in such a luminous and straightforward manner. -- Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsSean Carroll has achieved something I thought impossible: a bridge between popular science and the mathematical universe of working physicists. Magnificent! -- Brian Clegg, author of Ten Days in Physics that Shook the WorldWhat is most appealing in this ambitious book is its combination of technical accuracy and lightness of tone…reader-friendly… the scientific and mathematical aspects of the book are impeccable. -- Wall Street JournalReading The Biggest Ideas in the Universe is like taking an introductory physics class with a star professor – but with all of the heady lectures and none of the tedious problem sets… For those without the [STEM] background, [the result] might feel like a porthole into another world. -- Scientific AmericanDo popular books about physics leave you feeling that youre just getting stories and not real science? If so, this is the book for you. In a clear and non-scary way, it explains the mathematical theories behind what physicists really think. Carrolls trilogy will plug a big gap in how physics is communicated to non-specialists – and to judge from this first volume, will do so brilliantly. -- Philip Ball, author of Beyond Weird: Why Everything You Thought You Knew about Quantum Physics Is DifferentAs a ten-year-old physics enthusiast, I would have loved The Biggest Ideas in the Universe. With this book, Sean Carroll rejects traditional elitism in physics and welcomes in anyone who knows only a little algebra but wants to understand the whole universe. -- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams DeferredSean Carroll is a wizard of empathy. In this short book, the first of three on The Biggest Ideas in the Universe, he anticipates whats always confused you about physics and then gently guides you to enlightenment… and ultimately, to newfound wonder. -- Steven Strogatz, author of The Joy of X and Infinite PowersSean Carroll shows… that the essence of physics, including its fundamental equations, can be made accessible to anyone equipped with no more than high school math. Carroll is an accomplished science writer, a talent with few peers… The Biggest Ideas in the Universe brings science dissemination to a new level. In doing so, the biggest and most consequential idea in Carrolls trilogy might well be that substantive discussions about science can ultimately be had by everyone. -- ScienceSean Carroll has produced a guide to relativity theory for the 21st century, plugging the gap between "popularisations" that emphasise the oddities without giving the facts, and textbooks that train students to manipulate equations without providing insight into what it all means. He will open your eyes to the way physicists view the universe, making fundamental ideas accessible without the need for a degree in science, but bravely ignoring the old adage that adding equations will scare readers off. Dont be scared; this is the best lay-persons guide to the subject, written in an accessible, entertaining style and impeccably accurate. And the author promises to tackle quantum theory next! I cant wait. -- John Gribbin, author of In Search of Schrödingers CatSean Carrolls greatest gift isnt that hes an expert on the fundamentals of physics, which he is, but that he never speaks down to his reader. He assumes that anyone, even the uninitiated, can learn to understand the formulae that underlie complicated concepts like space and time. It is a pleasure to read his work, a greater pleasure still to get a world-class education from such a witty, thoughtful teacher. -- Annalee Newitz, author of The Future of Another TimelineNo-nonsense, not-dumbed-down explanations of basic laws of the universe that reward close attention. -- KirkusOne-of-a-kind… Carroll flips the script and illuminates the form and beauty underlying a discipline that helps us understand all that exists. -- Booklist Promotional A groundbreaking new series from bestselling author Sean Carroll Details ISBN0861546148 Author Sean Carroll Pages 304 Publisher Oneworld Publications Year 2023 ISBN-13 9780861546145 Format Paperback Imprint Oneworld Publications Subtitle Space, Time and Motion Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2023-10-05 Publication Date 2023-08-10 Alternative 9780861542888 DEWEY 530.11 Audience General UK Release Date 2023-08-10 ISBN-10 0861546148 AU Release Date 2024-01-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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