Canberra
Self
2008
AU $29.95
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Feral Physics Press is a new, small publisher dedicated to making science more accessible to the general public. It is based in Braidwood, a heritage listed village in southern NSW. The Big Think is its first outing. Feral Physics submits this book for review or mention in your newspaper. As a fledgling, independent publisher with a book from a first time author, the odds are stacked against us, so any exposure would be appreciated. Braidwood ceramic artist Greg Sugden launched his book The Big Think at the National Theatre in Braidwood on the 17th of May 2008. Greg, who has a science degree and an interest in cosmology, has produced an art / science picture book about the Big Bang theory. It uses 38 drawings to tell the story of the universe. Whether it be the Dreamtime Stories of Australian aborigines or the Book of Genesis in the bible, creation stories about how the earth and the heavens came to be, are common to all cultures. It seems we all share a deep-rooted need for a story that explains our existence. The creation story accepted by science is the Big Bang Theory. While most people have heard of the Big Bang, few are familiar with the details of the story. My book aims to present this complex theory in a way that can be easily understood. Both children and adults with little scientific literacy can watch the story of the universe unfold through a series of 38 black and white drawings. The titles of the drawings form a simple version of the story while the text give a more comprehensive explanation of the Big Bang. I think we are fortunate to be among the first few generations of humans to be able to look up into the night sky and have some rational understanding of what we are looking at. This creation story is an intellectual heritage that should be accessible to everyone.(Greg Sugden, 2008) It is a remarkable piece of work and has achieved exactly what you had set out to do. It is accurate in every detail, and seems to lay out the grand picture of the universe in an effortless manner, in a simple and easily understandable format. The equivalence of mass and energy, the creation of matter, the birth and death of stars, nuclear burning, and the recycling of matter through exploding stars and the formation of new generations of stars by gravitational collapse, are all explained admirably. An expert could not have done any better.....Well done on an excellent piece of work. Professor Dayal T. Wickramasinghe, Head of the Department of Mathematics and the Astrophysical Theory Centre, Australian National University, 1996 (Pages:) [When referring to this item please quote stockid 183146]
ISBN: 064649077X
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The cover of the book - pretty good
The big bang
All cultures have a creation story - science has the Big Bang
sub atomics danced in hot new combinations
Gravity
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