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Unlocking the Universe

Unlocking the Universe

by Stephen Hawking and Lucy Hawking
Paperback
Publication Date: 14/09/2021
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The ultimate children's guide to the universe.

Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon - or even on Mars? What would you do if you could travel through space and time?

*NOW WITH BRAND NEW CONTENT FOR 2021*

Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this beautiful collection of up-to-the-minute essays mind-blowing facts and out-of-this-world colour photographs, by the world's leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking himself, curated by the brilliant Lucy Hawking.

ISBN:
9780241481486
9780241481486
Category:
Educational: Technology
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
14-09-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Books, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
448
Dimensions (mm):
200x130x28mm
Weight:
0.34kg

"A glorious scientific gaze at our world, and the universe beyond in a fact-filled volume that will keep curious kids occupied for ages"
ReadItDaddy blog

"An excellent book that will do wonders to raise enthusiasm for science among young and old readers alike"
Jonali Karmakar, Blogger

"Despite it's scientific content the essays are written in a very accessible style and the many topics investigated which range from the physical explanations of the universe to earth science to robotics and future predictions. Highly recommended for curious minds from around 10 years upwards"
Sue Warren, Blogger

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking is regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and was the author of A Brief History of Time which was an international bestseller.

His many publications include The Large Scale Structure of Spacetime with G F R Ellis, General Relativity: An Einstein Centenary Survey, with W Israel, and 300 Years of Gravitation, with W Israel.

Among the popular books Stephen Hawking has published are his best seller A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design and My Brief History.

His other books for the general reader include A Briefer History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universe and The Universe In A Nutshell.

Stephen Hawking died in March 2018.

Lucy Hawking

Lucy Hawking is a children's writer, the co-creator of non-fiction compendium Unlocking the Universe and the George fiction series, with her father Stephen Hawking. Lucy is a former journalist, having written widely for British newspapers, and she gives regular talks about science and stories to audiences all over the world.

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Educational: Technology Anthologies (Children's / Teenage) Space (Children's / Teenage) Educational: Physics Science & technology: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
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