What Shape Is Space?
What Shape Is Space?
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One of four titles in Thames & Hudson’s innovative new ‘Big Idea’ series, this well-informed and lucid book takes a comprehensive look at the incredible ideas and possibilities born from the simple question, ‘What shape is space?’
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What Shape Is Space? by Giles Sparrow
The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production Awards What Shape is Space? is a question with surprisingly far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles Sparrow’s effortless prose style easily renders them understandable, allowing readers to get to grips with the overarching debates at the cutting edge of cosmology today. Infographics, diagrams and astronomical visualizations illustrate and clarify the various astonishing implications of a universe of infinite space.
'A kind of choose-your-own-adventure using fonts: paragraphs are set in type of differing sizes depending on their importance' - The Bookseller
'Engaging … there is a great deal to recommend about Sparrow’s book for those wanting an approachable primer to this hugely complex question' - BBC Sky at Night
'An invaluable resource … The explanations are clear, inspiring and memorable, and the information laid out in an easy-to-follow narrativeDefinitely recommended' - SF2 Concatenation
'Engaging … there is a great deal to recommend about Sparrow’s book for those wanting an approachable primer to this hugely complex question' - BBC Sky at Night
'An invaluable resource … The explanations are clear, inspiring and memorable, and the information laid out in an easy-to-follow narrativeDefinitely recommended' - SF2 Concatenation
Giles Sparrow is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and author of many books, including the bestselling Cosmos and Mars: A New View of the Red Planet. Matthew Taylor is Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation. Prior to that he was for 15 years Chief Executive of the RSA, a 250-year-old British institution devoted to enriching society through ideas and action to deliver a 21st-century enlightenment. A writer, public speaker and broadcaster, he has written numerous articles on policy, politics, public service reform and cultural theory, and frequently appears on Newsnight, The Daily Politics, and Radio 4’s Today and The Moral Maze. He was previously General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Institute for Public Policy Research, Britain’s leading think tank.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500293669 |
| ISBN 10 | 050029366X |
| Title | What Shape Is Space? |
| Author | Giles Sparrow |
| Series | The Big Idea |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |