The Universe - Hardcover
A beautifully illustrated, fascinating exploration of the mysteries of the cosmos and beyond, featuring original fiction by award-winning science fiction authors and essays by the leading scientists in the field. In this book, we gather together the scientists, the intellectuals, and the artists, to learn about and speculate upon the cosmos. The world right now desperately needs both the physicist and the dreamer. G-d has blessed us with the most magnificent world imaginable. We have barely made the first steps in seeing all the light in the darkness. Perhaps it is the dreamer who will find out the nature of dark matter; perhaps it is the scientist who will find solutions to needless hunger and mindless war. For them both, the bounty of the Earth and the cosmos is the currency of hope. Humanity must use what it has been blessed with to survive. Then, as in Paul Simon s phrase, we all might be dancing together with diamonds on the soles of our shoes. They will be the diamonds of the stars and it will be a dance of peace.
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An interesting anthology, nicely organized, this book is divided into ten sections. Each section includes a short scientific essay on a particular astronomical phenomenon, a science fiction short story loosely based on the same subject, and a piece of artwork done by one of the better known science fiction illustrators. Offerings include writings by many familiar writers on scientific themes, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Frederik Pohl, Eric Chaisson, Rudy Rucker, and Allan Sandage. For the scientifically oriented reader, a most enjoyable and relaxing collection. Harold D. Shane, Baruch Coll., CUNY
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherSpectra
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0553052276
- ISBN 13 9780553052275
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages335
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