The Cartoon History of Time

Synopsis

What is time? How did it begin, and where will it end? Is time travel possible? How does the universe expand, and where do black holes come from? Junior Chicken and Alexis, the Quantum Cat, examine these and other extraordinary concepts, explaining the substance of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time in terms that "even a chicken can understand." This humorous graphic novel-style exploration of cosmology and quantum physics will amuse and enlighten curious folk of all ages. Author John Gribbin received his PhD in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge and has written more than 120 popular science books, many of them science fiction. He swears on Einstein's socks that every word in this book -- fantastic as it seems -- is true. Artist Kate Charlesworth's extensive and diverse career in illustration includes a cartoon strip for New Scientist, "Life, the Universe and (Almost) Everything."

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Copyright:

1990

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780486315928

Related ISBNs:

9780486490977

Publisher:

Dover Publications

Date of Addition:

05/15/18

Copyrighted By:

John Gribbin, Kate Charlesworth

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Humor

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Special Notes:

<P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>