Brian Edward Cox
Autor(a) de Why Does E=mc²?: (And Why Should We Care?)
About the Author
Obras de Brian Edward Cox
Wonders of Life: Exploring the Most Extraordinary Phenomenon in the Universe (2013) 137 cópias, 2 resenhas
The Planets [DVD] [2019] 1 exemplar(es)
Exit Humanity 1 exemplar(es)
What is Gravity? 1 exemplar(es)
What is Time? 1 exemplar(es)
How The Universe Will End 1 exemplar(es)
Irrationality The Infinite Monkey Cage 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Só Pode Ser Brincadeira, Sr. Feynman! As excêntricas aventuras de um físico (1985) — Introdução, algumas edições — 9,942 cópias, 172 resenhas
Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut (2014) — Prefácio, algumas edições — 27 cópias, 1 resenha
Human Universe [2014 TV mini series] 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Cox, Brian Edward
- Data de nascimento
- 1968-03-03
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Battersea, London, England, UK
- Educação
- University of Manchester
- Ocupação
- musician
physicist - Organizações
- University of Manchester
British Humanist Association
Royal Society - Premiações
- Michael Faraday Prize (2012)
Order of the British Empire (2010)
Order of the British Empire (2010)
Membros
Resenhas
Forces of Nature de Brian Cox
If you like physics and or maths with a bit of chemistry this is for you
½
Haven't listened to their radio show, but really enjoyed this book.
Nice style, easy humour.
Many of the concepts over my head, but learnt a fair bit.
Nice style, easy humour.
Many of the concepts over my head, but learnt a fair bit.
A very enjoyable book that dashes through the structure of our universe while trying all the time to explain how you get there by looking at simple everyday calculations.
I have read many similar books so not much new information but I really enjoyed the grounding of results into everyday measures. I would figure this book is perfect to convert skeptical conspiracists into some form of reason.
I have read many similar books so not much new information but I really enjoyed the grounding of results into everyday measures. I would figure this book is perfect to convert skeptical conspiracists into some form of reason.
A description of the planets, and our increasing understanding of them, through the history of astronomy and then through the succession of exploratory missions that have been undertaken in the last 50 years or so. What has been revealed is truly amazing, with the frozen gas giants at one one of the system, living at -180 deg C yet still showing signs of atmospheric activity, and desiccated Mercury at the other end.
What surprised me was the number of missions which have been launched, and which I was completely unaware of! It is amazing how they are able to control satellites billions of kilometres away from us.… (mais)
What surprised me was the number of missions which have been launched, and which I was completely unaware of! It is amazing how they are able to control satellites billions of kilometres away from us.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 28
- Also by
- 8
- Membros
- 3,732
- Popularidade
- #6,786
- Avaliação
- 4.2
- Resenhas
- 69
- ISBNs
- 128
- Idiomas
- 13