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Chown, Marcus The Universe Next Door: The Making of Tomorrow's Science
Oxford University Press 2003 0195168844 / 9780195168846 Paperback Fine n/a Paperback
New. Fine in publisher's decorated wrappers. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide.*Starred Review* Immortality in an alternate quantum reality? Black holes that give birth to new universes? Galactic regions where time runs backward? Mere fiction simply cannot keep up with the wild rush of contemporary science. And no writer makes it easier for general readers to come along for the dizzying ride than Chown, cosmology consultant for New Scientist. Whether assessing the latest evidence for comet-borne life or probing the implications of 10-dimensional models for space, Chown frees readers from the technical rigors of theorizing but ceaselessly challenges us to enlarge our imaginative horizons. The galaxy itself cannot contain ideas that open up onto a multiuniverse of cosmic possibilities, including invisible mirror planets and cosmic laboratories for detonating new big bangs. To be sure, Chown ventures far beyond what scientists have actually proved, delving deep into what they only wildly conjecture. But even the wildest of speculations (that, for instance, each atom is a miniature time machine) show us how brilliant scientists grapple with fundamental questions. Many of these theoretical forays will eventually be exposed as fantasies. But others are bound to revolutionize the way scientists--and ordinary humans--view our cosmos and our place in it. For sheer intellectual exhilaration, few books offer more. Bryce Christensen Copyright ® American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ... "Marcus Chown is a latter-day Carl Sagan. Writing with wit and humor, he popularizes complex theories for laypersons.... Congratulations to Mr. Chown for another stimulating and provocative work."--The Nashville Tennessean "For sheer intellectual exhilaration, few books offer more."--Booklist "Finest cosmology writer of our day."--Matt Ridley, author of Genome "An enjoyable book...lets readers spend time pondering ideas that go beyond intuitive reasoning.... Chown pursues those intriguing notions by interviewing a collection of renowned scientists from around the world--many of whom express very strange thoughts based on current knowledge."--Nick Nichols, Astronomy "Marcus Chown is a scientific evangelist. The deeper I delved into The Universe Next Door the more I became suffused with a fervour for the subject.... Eminently readable and delightfully thought-provoking."--New Scientist
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