What Shape Is Space?: A primer for the 21st century

Name: What Shape Is Space?: A primer for the 21st century
Brand: Thames & Hudson Ltd
SKU: 9780500293669
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English

By (author): Giles Sparrow

The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production Awards

What Shape is Space? is a question with surprisingly far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles Sparrows effortless prose style easily renders them understandable, allowing readers to get to grips with the overarching debates at the cutting edge of cosmology today. Infographics, diagrams and astronomical visualizations illustrate and clarify the various astonishing implications of a universe of infinite space. See more

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Weight: 330g
Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
Publication Date: 06 Sep 2018
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780500293669

About Giles Sparrow

Giles Sparrow is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and author of many books including the bestselling Cosmos and Mars: A New View of the Red Planet. Matthew Taylor is Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation. Prior to that he was for 15 years Chief Executive of the RSA a 250-year-old British institution devoted to enriching society through ideas and action to deliver a 21st-century enlightenment. A writer public speaker and broadcaster he has written numerous articles on policy politics public service reform and cultural theory and frequently appears on Newsnight The Daily Politics and Radio 4s Today and The Moral Maze. He was previously General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Institute for Public Policy Research Britains leading think tank.