As Charles Seife reveals in this energetic new book, information theory, once the province of philosophers and linguists, has emerged as the crucial science of our time, shedding new light on the mysteries of physics, the nature of space and time and the creation and destruction of the universe itself. With his gift for making cutting-edge science accessible and entertai...(展开全部)

The author of Zero explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the way we understand our world Previously the domain of philosophers and linguists, information theory has now moved beyond the province of code breakers to become the crucial science of our time. In Decoding the Universe , Charles Seife draws on his gift for making cutting-edge science accessi...(展开全部)

A Brief History of Time for the 21st Century At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly, not even light can escape its grasp. Its secrets lie waiting to be discovered. It's time to explore our universe's most mysterious inhabitants Black Holes At the heart of the Milky Way lies a supermassive black hole 4 million times more massive than our Sun. A place where space and...(展开全部)

Embark on the most astounding of odysseys, a voyage into realms not only stranger than we can imagine but also far, far more beautiful. "Universe: A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos" leads us into a celestial panorama that extends for 130 billion trillion kilometres (80 billion trillion miles) in every direction, and allows us to explore nearly 200 of the most extra...(展开全部)

作者： 海诺·法尔克(Heino Falcke) 天体物理学家，荷兰奈梅亨大学教授，并担当完成人类首张黑洞照片的“事件视界望远镜”项目科学委员会主席。 约尔格-罗梅尔（Jörg Römer） 他曾一边从事护理工作和记者工作，一边攻读中美洲和拉丁美洲研究以及史前和古代文明研究。2015年起担任SPIEGEL ONLINE健康与科学部编辑。罗梅尔撰写了许多关于海诺·法尔克及其研究的文章。 译者： 闫文驰，北京人。北京大学元培学院学士。波兰绿山大学理论物理硕士。曾就读波兰科学院哥白尼天文中心，研究方向为黑洞吸积盘。通晓多国语言。曾参与翻译多部科普图书。

作者： 海诺·法尔克(Heino Falcke) 天体物理学家，荷兰奈梅亨大学教授，并担当完成人类首张黑洞照片的“事件视界望远镜”项目科学委员会主席。 约尔格-罗梅尔（Jörg Römer） 他曾一边从事护理工作和记者工作，一边攻读中美洲和拉丁美洲研究以及史前和古代文明研究。2015年起担任SPIEGEL ONLINE健康与科学部编辑。罗梅尔撰写了许多关于海诺·法尔克及其研究的文章。 译者： 闫文驰，北京人。北京大学元培学院学士。波兰绿山大学理论物理硕士。曾就读波兰科学院哥白尼天文中心，研究方向为黑洞吸积盘。通晓多国语言。曾参与翻译多部科普图书。

Discoveries in astronomy challenge our fundamental ideas about the universe. Where the astronomers of antiquity once spoke of fixed stars, we now speak of whirling galaxies and giant supernovae. Where we once thought Earth was the center of the universe, we now see it as a small planet among millions of other planetary systems, any number of which could also hold life. These dr...(展开全部)

For anyone who has ever been fascinated by the night sky, this beautifully designed introduction to astronomy and its history reveals the compelling story of mankind's quest through the ages to unlock the scientific secrets of our universe. With over 400 stunning illustrations, including the latest satellite photography, historic prints and paintings, and artists impressions of...(展开全部)

For a physicist, all the world's information. The Universe and its workings are the ebb and flow of information. We are all transient patterns of information, passing on the recipe for our basic forms to future generations using a four-letter digital code called DNA. In this engaging and mind-stretching account, Vlatko Vedral considers some of the deepest questions about the Un...(展开全部)

For a physicist, all the world's information. The Universe and its workings are the ebb and flow of information. We are all transient patterns of information, passing on the recipe for our basic forms to future generations using a four-letter digital code called DNA. In this engaging and mind-stretching account, Vlatko Vedral considers some of the deepest questions about the Un...(展开全部)