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by Christopher Potter
Published Feb 2010
Read ReviewsYou Are Here is a dazzling exploration of the universe and our relationship to it, as seen through the lens of today's most cutting-edge scientific thinking.
by Fred Watson
Published Jun 2006
Read Reviews'Provides a fine overview of the 400-year history of the telescope...Watson relates intriguing stories while providing them with a rich cultural context...gathering all of this material in one place and presenting it in such an engaging style is a considerable accomplishment.'
by Brian Greene
Published Feb 2005
Read ReviewsSpace and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most mysterious of concepts. Is space an entity? Why does time have a direction? Could the universe exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past?
by Edward Teller, Judith Shoolery
Published Sep 2002
Read Reviews'Acclaimed as a genius, reviled as a madman, Edward Teller refuses to be ignored.....Curiosity will impel even his harshest critics into these memoirs, where both his powerful intellect and his imperious ego are on full display.'
by Michael Paterniti
Published Jun 2001
Read ReviewsPart travelogue, part memoir, part history, part biography, and part meditation - one of the most unique road trips in modern literature.
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