Bang!: The Complete History of the Universe. Brian May, Patrick Moore, Chris Lintott - Softcover

Dr Brian Harold May

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847323367 ISBN 13: 9781847323361

Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group, 2009

Synopsis

In 2006, rock legend and experienced amateur astronomer Brian May joined the legendary expert Sir Patrick Moore and astrophysicist Chris Lintott to tell the story of the Universe from the moment time and space came into existence at the Big Bang, through to the infinite future and the ultimate fate that awaits us. Following the spectacular success of the first two editions, they got together again to update the information and pictures in this accessible introduction to the history of the universe. Many of the pictures of the Universe obtained by instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope or the Very Large Telescope in Chile are beautiful enough to be considered works of art in their own right. This book presents them in context, and uses extraordinary new artworks to explain the mind-blowing theories from the cutting edge of astronomy in a way that everyone can understand.

About this title

About the Author:

Though best known as the lead guitarist for the supergroup Queen, Brian May also studied for a PhD in astrophysics before giving up the academic life for rock music. Patrick Moore is the world's best-loved astronomer, author of more than 100 books and presenter of the world's longest running TV programme, BBC's "The Sky at Night". Chris Lintott is the co-presenter, with Patrick, of "The Sky at Night". He took his first degree in Physics at Cambridge, then his PhD in Astrophysics at University College London, and is now doing further research at Oxford.

Review:

"Highly recommended for community library astrology collections and for anyone who wants a unbiased look at the universe itself."

(Midwest Book Review)

"The story is told in clear, straightforward terms, in the strict order in which the events happened, and uses no mathematics."

(Steve Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive)

"There's at least one rock star who knows a thing or two about real stars."

(Jeff Foust Space Review)

"The scope of the book is ambitious; its hard to cram in antimatter and inflation in one chapter and then skip to planetary science and biology in the next. Still, the authors do a wonderful job tackling a broad array of cosmic subjects. This is just the kind of book that would have fired up my imagination as a kid!... In the end, Bang! is an excellent illustrated compendium for what are perhaps weightier and less accessible tomes."

(AstroGuyz.com)

"Stunningly illustrated... breathtaking views of galaxies."

(Journal for the History of Astronomy)

"It basically takes the reader on a tour of the entire universe, and tells you everything you wants to know... It's beautifully described, accurate and they feature fantastic photography. If you like astronomy and those Hubble pictures on the Internet, don't know much but would love to learn more, this would be a great book for you."

(Philip Plait FiveBooks)

About this edition

• Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847323367
• ISBN 13: 9781847323361
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 200