An epic, full-color visual journey through all scales of the universe In The Zoomable Universe, the award-winning astrobiologist Caleb Scharf and the acclaimed artist Ron Miller take us on an epic tour through all known scales of reality, from the largest possible magnitude to the smallest. Drawing on cutting-edge science, they begin at the limits of the observable universe, a ...(展开全部)

尼尔.德格拉斯.泰森（Neil deGrasse Tyson） 美国颇具声望的天体物理学家、科普作家，现任美国自然历史博物馆海登天文馆馆长。他先后获得哈佛大学物理学学士学位和哥伦比亚大学天体物理学博士学位，曾在普林斯顿大学从事博士后研究工作。泰森曾担任行星学会副会长和会长，荣获过美国国家航空航天局杰出公共服务奖章等，著有多部著作。他的科普形式活泼、不拘一格：主持科普脱口秀 StarTalk、客串《生活大爆炸》、主演纪录片《宇宙：时空之旅》。 J.理查德.戈特（J. Richard Gott） 普林斯顿大学天体物理学教授，著有《爱因斯坦宇宙中的时间旅行》等著作。 迈克尔.A.施特劳斯（Michael A. Strauss） 普林斯顿大学天体物理学教授。

尼尔.德格拉斯.泰森（Neil deGrasse Tyson） 美国颇具声望的天体物理学家、科普作家，现任美国自然历史博物馆海登天文馆馆长。他先后获得哈佛大学物理学学士学位和哥伦比亚大学天体物理学博士学位，曾在普林斯顿大学从事博士后研究工作。泰森曾担任行星学会副会长和会长，荣获过美国国家航空航天局杰出公共服务奖章等，著有多部著作。他的科普形式活泼、不拘一格：主持科普脱口秀 StarTalk、客串《生活大爆炸》、主演纪录片《宇宙：时空之旅》。 J.理查德.戈特（J. Richard Gott） 普林斯顿大学天体物理学教授，著有《爱因斯坦宇宙中的时间旅行》等著作。 迈克尔.A.施特劳斯（Michael A. Strauss） 普林斯顿大学天体物理学教授。

This fascinating book is a guide for the perplexed—those who are interested in science but are scared off by the technical detail. John Gribbin, an award-winning writer, now stands back from the details and offers us a broad picture of scientific achievement at the end of the twentieth century. He describes the structure of particles within the atom, the origins of our own spec...(展开全部)

For anyone interested in the remarkable achievements and discoveries of modern science -- but intimidated by confusing technical detail -- this book offers the perfect solution. Award-winning author John Gribbin stands back from the details and offers a broad picture of science, from the structure of particles within the atom to the birth of the universe. With eloquent clarity,...(展开全部)

For anyone interested in the remarkable achievements and discoveries of modern science -- but intimidated by confusing technical detail -- this book offers the perfect solution. Award-winning author John Gribbin stands back from the details and offers a broad picture of science, from the structure of particles within the atom to the birth of the universe. With eloquent clarity,...(展开全部)

This fascinating book is a guide for the perplexed—those who are interested in science but are scared off by the technical detail. John Gribbin, an award-winning writer, now stands back from the details and offers us a broad picture of scientific achievement at the end of the twentieth century. He describes the structure of particles within the atom, the origins of our own spec...(展开全部)

Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the most basic philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why is there something rather than nothing? And how is it all going to end? Why is there something rather than nothing?" is asked of anyone who says there is no God. Yet this is not...(展开全部)

The whole world wants to learn the secrets of Nordic exceptionalism: why are the Danes the happie st people in the world, despite having the highest taxes? If the Finns really have the best education system, how come they still think all Swedish men are gay? Are the Icelanders really feral? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastical oil wealth? And why do all of them hat...(展开全部)

In The Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames, a view of two people enjoying a picnic zooms up and away to show their surroundings, moving progressively farther into space, then zooms back in for a close-up of the hand of the picnicker, travelling deep into the microscopic realm. This is one of the most iconic examples of the “cosmic zoom,” a trope that has influenced countless...(展开全部)