My First Book of Relativity

Kaidsalah Sheddad

ISBN 10: 1787080331 / ISBN 13: 9781787080331

Published by Button Books, 2019

About this Item

It's never too early to start exploring big ideas. This companion volume to My First Book of Quantum Physics introduces complex science to children through bright illustrations and amusing text. Einstein's theory of relativity is one of the cornerstones of modern physics but it requires a total rethink of our notions of time and space. Strange things happen in a relative universe: length and time are not fixed and depend upon your frame of reference. If you move at high speed, time slows down, space contracts and weight increases. So a period of time for someone on Earth that lasts for hundreds of years may only be a couple of hours for someone travelling in a rocket close to the speed of light. It's mind-boggling stuff, but the theory of relativity has a real impact on our world today. A car's GPS navigation system, for example, uses information received from orbiting satellites and is designed to account for the fact that time ticks at a different rate on these satellites than it does on the ground. Without allowing for relativity's effects, after just a day, your whereabouts according to GPS could be up to 8km from your actual location. So to find out more about how our universe works and how space and time are connected, look no further than this fascinating, illustrated guide to relativity.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My First Book of Relativity
• Publisher: Button Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787080331
• ISBN 13: 9781787080331
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Altarriba Eduard
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

It's never too early to start exploring big ideas. This companion volume to 'My First Book of Quantum Physics' introduces complex science to children through bright illustrations by Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferron and amusing text by Eduard Altarriba.

Find out more about how our universe works and how space and time are connected in this fascinating introduction to relativity.

It is never too early to start exploring new ideas!

Key elements include:

• Bestselling My First Book of Science series by award-winning illustrator and author duo
• Introduces children aged 8 and up to a complex area of science in a fun and entertaining way
• Adults will likely enjoy the content and find that it increases their understanding.
• Easy-to-follow, bite-size text – uses different colours to draw out keywords and information, making them easier to absorb and remember.

About the Author

Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón is a science and physics enthusiast with degrees in physics and pharmacy. Since graduation he has been teaching science to children, continuing to study physics, working in the pharmaceutical field and staring at the universe with his telescope. He now writes popular science books.

Eduard Altarriba is a graphic designer and illustrator. He runs Alababalŕ, a Barcelona-based independent studio producing games, exhibitions, animation, apps and workbooks for children that are practical and fun.