Name: Wonders of Life von Professor Brian Cox
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Wonders of Life Zusammenfassung

Wonders of Life Professor Brian Cox

What is Life? Where did it come from? Why does it end?

In this beautiful and definitive new book, Professor Brian Cox takes us on an incredible journey to discover how a few fundamental laws gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the Universe - life itself.

There are thought to be as many as 100 million different species on Earth - each and every one governed by the same laws. Everything in the Universe, from the smallest microbe to the largest cluster of galaxies, is constructed from the same fundamental building blocks and is subject to the same laws of nature. What is true for a bacterium is true for a blue whale. This is the story of the amazing diversity and adaptability of life told through the fundamental laws that govern it. Through his voyage of discovery, Brian will explain how the astonishing inventiveness of nature came about and uncover the milestones in the epic journey from the origin of life to our own lives.

From the vast networks of subterranean freshwater caverns of the Yucatan peninsula to the unique and precious island of Madagascar, Brian will seek out the places where the biggest questions about life may be answered: what is life? Why do we need water and why does life end?

Using the latest advances in science as well as the cutting-edge graphics used in The Sunday Times bestsellers Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe, Brian will uncover the secrets of life in the most unexpected locations and in the most stunning detail.

Wonders of Life Bewertungen

Praise for Professor Brian Cox:

`Cox's romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story, too.'
Guardian

`He bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things.'
Independent

`If you didn't utter a wow watching the TV, you will while reading the book.'
The Times

`Engaging, ambitious and creative'
Guardian

`In this book of the acclaimed BBC2 TV series, Professor Cox shows us the cosmos as we have never seen it before - a place full of the most bizarre and powerful natural phenomena.'
Sunday Express

`Will entertain and delight ... what a priceless gift that would be.'
Independent on Sunday

Über Professor Brian Cox

Professor Brian Cox, OBE is a particle physicist, a Royal Society research fellow, and a professor at the University of Manchester as well as researcher on one of the most ambitious experiments on Earth, the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. He is best known to the public as a science broadcaster and presenter of the highly popular BBC2 series Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe. He was also the keyboard player in the UK pop band D:Ream in the 1990s.

Andrew Cohen is Head of the BBC Science Unit and the Executive Producer of the BBC2 series Wonders of Life. He began his career in science broadcasting 17 years ago and has been responsible for a wide range of science documentaries including Horizon, Wonders of the Solar System, Wonders of the Universe and Stargazing Live. He is an honorary lecturer in Life Sciences at the University of Manchester and lives in London with his wife and three children.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR004737243

ISBN 13

9780007452675

ISBN 10

0007452675

Titel

Wonders of Life Professor Brian Cox

Autor

Professor Brian Cox

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Gebundene Ausgabe

Verlag

HarperCollins Publishers

Datum

2013-01-24

Anzahl der Seiten

288

Preise

N/A

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