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About the Author

Mary Gribbin is a science writer. (Bowker Author Biography)

Includes the name: Mary Gribbin

Séries

Obras de Mary Gribbin

Flower Hunters (2008) 129 cópias
Ice Age (2001) 118 cópias
Big Numbers (2003) 54 cópias
Big Trucks (1995) 24 cópias
Galileo in 90 Minutes (1997) 20 cópias
How Far Is Up? (2003) 19 cópias
Faraday in 90 Minutes (1997) 17 cópias
Newton in 90 Minutes (1997) 16 cópias
Einstein in 90 Minutes (1997) 15 cópias
Curie in 90 Minutes (1997) 15 cópias
Mendel in 90 Minutes (1997) 11 cópias
Watching the Weather (1996) 8 cópias
Time travel for beginners (1995) 7 cópias
In the air (1987) 4 cópias
The Pocket Darwin (2007) 4 cópias
Kaos ja määramatus (2004) 3 cópias
The Pocket Galileo (2007) 3 cópias
Noxious Nature (Smelly Science) (1999) 1 exemplar(es)
My First Library Hearing 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Drabble Project (1988) — Contribuinte — 17 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão
Gribbin, Mary
Data de nascimento
1947-05-12
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
UK
Educação
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Relacionamentos
Gribbin, John (husband)

Membros

Resenhas

This book looks at the concepts in Pullman's famous fantasy series and how they are or might be reflected in the science and technology of our world, e.g. Northern Lights, Dust, the alethiometer, movement between worlds using the subtle knife, the amber spyglass, and so on. In doing so, the Gribbins discuss dark matter, sub-atomic physics, string theory, quantum probability, the Butterfly Effect and chaos, entanglement, the Many Worlds theory, Schrodinger's cat and more. The authors explain stuff as clearly as they can, there are some really tough scientific and philosophical concepts here in this short book. My only slight disappointment was the lack of coverage of the concept of daemons, which I always find one of the most appealing concepts in Lyra's world.… (mais)
 
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john257hopper | outras 6 resenhas | May 28, 2023 |
A very basic introduction to quantum mechanics, theoretical physics, evolution, and other concepts from Philip Pullman's trilogy written at a late elementary/early middle school level. I didn't realize this book was meant for children when I picked it up so I was disappointed by the lack of depth, especially since I was already familiar with most of the science explained. The book really only skims the surface of each concept. Still, it's a worthwhile read for fans of His Dark Materials who have little to no knowledge about these topics and want to understand the series in (slightly) more depth.… (mais)
 
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serru | outras 6 resenhas | Oct 6, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
45
Also by
1
Membros
1,925
Popularidade
#13,371
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
29
ISBNs
142
Idiomas
9

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