Black Holes and Uncle Albert by Russell Stannard

Black Holes and Uncle Albert by Russell Stannard

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Published as a companion to "The Time and Space of Uncle Albert", this book follows Uncle Albert and his niece Gedanken as they make more astonishing discoveries: the exploding universe, wonky jelly space, black holes, shrinking tape measures and how it is that we are made of stardust.

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Black Holes and Uncle Albert by Russell Stannard

Published as a companion to "The Time and Space of Uncle Albert", this book follows Uncle Albert and his niece Gedanken as they make more astonishing discoveries: the exploding universe, wonky jelly space, black holes, shrinking tape measures and how it is that we are made of stardust.
Stannard, Russell: - Russell Stannard is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the Open University. He has travelled widely in Europe and the USA, researching high energy nuclear physics. He has received the Templeton UK project award and spent a year in America as a visiting fellow at the Center of Theological Theory, Princeton. He was awarded an OBE for services to physics and the popularisation of science. Married with four children of his own and three stepchildren, he vividly remembers the excitement of discovering Einstein's theories for the first time and he is dedicated to passing this inspiration on to new generations. The Time and Space of Uncle Albert was shortlisted for both the Science Award and the Whitbread Award, and his books have been translated into seventeen different languages.
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ISBN 13 9780571144525
ISBN 10 0571144527
Title Black Holes and Uncle Albert
Author Russell Stannard
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1991-04-22
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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