CHRISTOPHE GALFARD holds a PhD. in theoretical physics from Cambridge University. He is coauthor with Stephen Hawking and his daughter on their first YA book, George's Secret Key to the Universe. In the past few years, he has given talks, and written a live show, about our universe attended by more than 130,000 people, of all ages and education background.
"With its breezy conversational style, The Universe in Your Hand is
well suited for the general reader with little to no prior
knowledge of science... The reader will come away from [The
Universe in Your Hand] with a deeper understanding of how modern
physics has brought us closer to an ultimate understanding of
reality."
- The New York Times Book Review "If Ms. Frizzle were a physics
student of Stephen Hawking, she might have written THE UNIVERSE IN
YOUR HAND, a wild tour through the reaches of time and space, from
the interior of a proton to the Big Bang to the rough suburbs of a
black hole. It's friendly, excitable, erudite, and cosmic."
--Jordan Ellenberg, New York Times besteselling author of How Not
To Be Wrong
"A useful book for readers to visualize the complex ideas of modern
physics."
--Kirkus Reviews "Entertaining and comprehensive... The deft and
dazzling imagery makes difficult concepts accessible, streamlining
the progression through topics and fulfilling Galfard's promise to
'not leave any readers behind.'... Readers looking to expand their
knowledge of physics and cosmology will find everything they need
here."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Galfard dispenses with
mathematical formulas in this foray into modern physics, making a
lively imagination the only portal necessary for general readers
hungry for the intellectual excitement of astral and atomic
exploration. In a series of mind-stretching thought experiments
readers plunge into the hydrogen atom in a water molecule, there to
contemplate the quantum fields that sustain all matter, then shoot
out beyond supernovas to ponder the strangely opaque boundary of
space-time... these probes into the universe will thrill readers
but rarely perplex them... Galfard leaves exhilarated readers eager
to share in the forthcoming discoveries."
--Booklist, Starred Review "How can we ever hope to fully grasp the
infinite complexities of space and time, or even the very nature of
reality itself? Thankfully, Christophe Galfard shows us the way,
through a well-written and thoroughly approachable journey through
what we know of modern astronomy and physics. Part personal
conversation, part travelogue, and part science primer for the
non-scientist, The Universe in Your Hand is a delightful and highly
educational read."
--Jim Bell, author of The Interstellar Age and Postcards from Mars
"The Universe in Your Hand is a masterpiece of popular science
writing."
--Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
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