CHRISTOPHE GALFARD holds a PhD. in theoretical physics from Cambridge University. He is coauthor with Stephen Hawking and his daughter on their first YA book, George's Secret Key to the Universe. In the past few years, he has given talks, and written a live show, about our universe attended by more than 130,000 people, of all ages and education background.
"With its breezy conversational style, The Universe in Your
Hand is well suited for the general reader with little to no
prior knowledge of science... The reader will come away from
[The Universe in Your Hand] with a deeper understanding of
how modern physics has brought us closer to an ultimate
understanding of reality."
- The New York Times Book Review
"If Ms. Frizzle were a physics student of Stephen Hawking, she
might have written THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR HAND, a wild tour through
the reaches of time and space, from the interior of a proton to the
Big Bang to the rough suburbs of a black hole. It's friendly,
excitable, erudite, and cosmic."
--Jordan Ellenberg, New York Times besteselling author of
How Not To Be Wrong
"A useful book for readers to visualize the complex ideas of modern
physics."
--Kirkus Reviews"Entertaining and comprehensive... The deft
and dazzling imagery makes difficult concepts accessible,
streamlining the progression through topics and fulfilling
Galfard's promise to 'not leave any readers behind.'... Readers
looking to expand their knowledge of physics and cosmology will
find everything they need here."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review"Galfard dispenses
with mathematical formulas in this foray into modern physics,
making a lively imagination the only portal necessary for general
readers hungry for the intellectual excitement of astral and atomic
exploration. In a series of mind-stretching thought experiments
readers plunge into the hydrogen atom in a water molecule, there to
contemplate the quantum fields that sustain all matter, then shoot
out beyond supernovas to ponder the strangely opaque boundary of
space-time... these probes into the universe will thrill readers
but rarely perplex them... Galfard leaves exhilarated readers eager
to share in the forthcoming discoveries."
--Booklist, Starred Review"How can we ever hope to fully
grasp the infinite complexities of space and time, or even the very
nature of reality itself? Thankfully, Christophe Galfard shows us
the way, through a well-written and thoroughly approachable journey
through what we know of modern astronomy and physics. Part personal
conversation, part travelogue, and part science primer for the
non-scientist, The Universe in Your Hand is a delightful and highly
educational read."
--Jim Bell, author of The Interstellar Age and Postcards from
Mars"The Universe in Your Hand is a masterpiece of popular science
writing."
--Shelf Awareness, Starred
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