Brian Cox

Jeff Forshaw

The Quantum Universe brings together two authors on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the world? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And why, above all, can we be sure that the theory is good? The bizarre behaviour of the atoms and energy that make up the universe has led to some very woolly pronouncements on the nature of all interconnectedness. Here, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw give us the real science, and reveal the profound theories that allow for concrete, yet astonishing, predictions about the world. This is our most up-to-date picture of reality.

Everything that can happen does happen

The Quantum Universe

By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe. Of all the many scientific marvels occurring in our universe, perhaps none have been more consistently intriguing and mysterious than black holes. What are they, exactly? How do they form? And what can they tell us about the nature and future of our universe? Renowned physicist Brian Cox has dedicated his career to presenting complicated scientific ideas in an engaging way, from his popular BBC podcast “The Infinite Monkey Cage,” to his frequently sold-out speaking events, to his bestselling books written with fellow physicist Jeff Forshaw. Now the two team up once again with Black Holes, an exploration of these amazing objects—and why they continue to confirm that Einstein’s theory of general relativity is such a brilliant explanation of the universe around us.

The Key to Understanding the Universe

Black Holes

"Universalbrings back together the bestselling authors of The Quantum Universeto show that, by asking questions about the world around us, everyone can think like a physicist and grasp the grandeur of our cosmos. Physicsis about asking questions. But what are good questions? How do we understand the fundamental forces of the Universe and its remarkable uniformity? From what fridges tell us about the direction of events unfolding, to how magnets reveal spacetime, and how we know the age of things from the Atlantic Ocean, to the Earth, the Sun and the galaxies, Universalis the story of simple questions with sublime answers."

Universal

Black Holes, Wormholes, and the Key to the Universe

Horizons

A deeply fascinating, engaging, and highly accessible explanation of Einstein's equation, using everyday life to explore the principles of physics.

(And Why Should We Care?)

Why Does E=MC[squared]?

The international bestseller: an introduction to the theory of relativity by the eminent physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw What does E=mc2 actually mean? Dr. Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of twenty-first century science to unpack Einstein's famous equation. Explaining and simplifying notions of energy, mass, and light-while exploding commonly held misconceptions-they demonstrate how the structure of nature itself is contained within this equation. Along the way, we visit the site of one of the largest scientific experiments ever conducted: the now-famous Large Hadron Collider, a gigantic particle accelerator capable of re-creating conditions that existed fractions of a second after the Big Bang. A collaboration between one of the youngest professors in the United Kingdom and a distinguished popular physicist, Why Does E=mc2? is one of the most exciting and accessible explanations of the theory of relativity.

Why Does E=mc2?

Wie schwer ist die Erde? Wie weit sind die Sterne entfernt? Warum gab es einen Urknall und was war davor? Brian Cox und Jeff Forshaw gelingt das Kunststück, auch interessierten Laien das große Wissen unserer Zeit Schritt für Schritt so zu vermitteln, dass jeder verstehen kann, wie unser Universum funktioniert. Ein unglaublich erhellender Einblick in die Wissenschaft und eine Liebeserklärung an die Astrophysik.

Eine Wissensreise vom Alltag zum Urknall

Was wiegt das Universum?

Savez-vous que vous voyagez à la vitesse de la lumière? Bien sûr, nous ne parlons pas ici d'un voyage dans l'espace en trois dimensions, mais dans la structure profonde de l'univers: l'espace-temps. Vous trouvez cela difficile à croire? Pourtant c'est bien ce que nous dit la fameuse équation d'Einstein: E=mc2! En talentueux passeurs de savoirs, Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw nous révèlent dans ce livre les mystères de la théorie de la relativité. Grâce à eux, même sans bagage mathématique, vous pourrez percer les secrets de l'équation la plus célèbre du monde!

Jeff Forshaw

About

Books

Join the club