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Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand

Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe


  • Orion (Hachette)
  • by Marcus Chown
Our adventures in space, our deepening understanding of the quantum world and huge leaps in technology over the last century have revealed a universe far stranger than we could ever have imagined. With brilliant clarity and wit, bestselling author Marcus Chown examines the profound science behind fifty remarkable scientific facts that help explain the vast complexities of our existence. Did you know that you could fit the whole human race in the volume of a sugar cube?

ISBN 9781789292060 | EN | PB
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Publisher Orion (Hachette)
ISBN 9781789292060
Author(s) Marcus Chown
Publication date May 2020
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Pages 256
Language(s) English ed.
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Our adventures in space, our deepening understanding of the quantum world and huge leaps in technology over the last century have revealed a universe far stranger than we could ever have imagined. With brilliant clarity and wit, bestselling author Marcus Chown examines the profound science behind fifty remarkable scientific facts that help explain the vast complexities of our existence. Did you know that you could fit the whole human race in the volume of a sugar cube? Or that the electrical energy in a single mosquito is enough to cause a global mass extinction? Or that, out there in the universe, there are an infinite number of copies of you reading an infinite number of copies of this?