Brian Greene
Icarus at the Edge of Time
Prices below are indicative. Prices at
amazon.com↑ are final.
| List: | $19.95 |
| Sale: | $13.57 |
| Save: | $6.38 (32%) |
Customer Reviews
The following are excerpts from consumer reviews courtesy amazon.com.
Read all reviews at amazon↑
- In this visually impressive, artfully designed book, the old Myth of Icarus is cleverly updated into the far future, while at the same time seamlessly weaving in some of the science behind black holes. What an inventive way to get kids (and their...
- I would imagine it a daunting challenge to meld a compelling storyline, interesting characters you care about, and, of all things, physics--and to do so in a few thousand words would seem more daunting still. But that is what Brian Greene has accomplished...
- I read about this book in SEED magazine as it was one of two books featured in an article that asked how to best get kids interested in science. The article praised this book so I picked it up at B&N. I have now just purchased a second copy for my niece....
- This is an unusual book. It's a boardbook filled with rich Hubble imagery, that re-tells the Icarus myth with a 21st Century twist. The story is inventive, pulls you in, and when you leave you've experienced some of Einstein's discoveries. The graphic...
- This is an excellent rework of the ancient story of Icarus and Daedalus. There is very little science in this; but after introducing them to the old tale, mixing in some Einstein and special relativity, then reading about the new Icarus, my 7th grade...
29 additional customer reviews are available at
amazon.com↑
Hubble: Imaging Space and Time
In the spirit of National Geographic’s top-selling Orbit, this large-format, full-color volume stands alone in revealing more than 200 of the most spectacular images from the Hubble Space...
The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge Classics)
When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the...
IU physicist offers foundation for uprooting a...
(Indiana University) Physicists at Indiana University have developed a promising new way to identify a possible abnormality in a fundamental building block of Einstein's theory of relativity...
Hubble telescope to get last tuneup during...
(University of Washington) As the International Year of Astronomy dawns, the renowned Hubble Space Telescope is preparing for its final chapter, starting with the scheduled May 12 launch of...
Chi-Chang Kao Named Founding Director of New Photon...
Chi-Chang Kao, a physicist and leader in synchrotron light research, has been named founding Director of the Joint Photon Sciences Institute at Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective...
Predicted planet seen -- first since Neptune 162...
(University of Rochester) In 2006, astronomer Alice Quillen of the University of Rochester predicted that a planet of a particular size and orbit must lie within the dust of a nearby star....
Hubble Finds Carbon Dioxide on Extrasolar Planet
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step toward finding chemical biotracers of...
Post new comment