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This is a fascinating, fun book to read. The author has kept the book light-hearted with an easy-going sense of humor.
I majored in astronomy and physics in undergraduate school, yet I still learned some interesting things from this book. I learned that an asteroid collision is perhaps the most threatening form of astronomical catastrophe for us. And interestingly, an asteroid collision is the most avoidable catastrophe--though not by nuking the errant asteroid. A much better approach is suggest ...more
I majored in astronomy and physics in undergraduate school, yet I still learned some interesting things from this book. I learned that an asteroid collision is perhaps the most threatening form of astronomical catastrophe for us. And interestingly, an asteroid collision is the most avoidable catastrophe--though not by nuking the errant asteroid. A much better approach is suggest ...more
I absolutely loved this book! As one who has often been utterly confused by physics (especially the physics of space and time) but still completely fascinated this book has answered my physics prayers. Plait has managed to take an extremely complex subject and make it comprehensible to those outside the physics bubble (or maybe I should say universe...). Obviously this book does deal with huge scales of both time and distance but Plait uses everyday comparisons (well where he can anyway) to give
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Fun way to get some astronomy across. We could die by comet, asteroid, black hole, gamma ray burst, supernova...and learning just how all life on earth would die together is pretty interesting.
I remember when the author used to post on the Straight Dope Message Board, and he would sometimes speculate on wonderful scenarios: what if the sun were a black hole (surprise - our orbit would not change!). What if the sun just went "out" - what order would things freeze and fail on earth? His surmisal i ...more
I remember when the author used to post on the Straight Dope Message Board, and he would sometimes speculate on wonderful scenarios: what if the sun were a black hole (surprise - our orbit would not change!). What if the sun just went "out" - what order would things freeze and fail on earth? His surmisal i ...more
I really liked this one - altho I have to admit that I still can't wrap my head around quantum mechanics and black holes :) The writing was interesting and fun. Recommend for other science geeks.
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I was really enjoying this one, but I got a little tired with it. It's a bit repetitive. I may pick it up again later.
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