PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Brian Clegg's most recent books for Icon are Biomimetics and Game Theory. He has also written Big Data and Gravitational Waves for the Hot Science series. He is editor of popularscience.co.uk and blogs at brianclegg.blogspot.com.
"Bargain! For less than the price of a budget airline ticket, you can have a window seat on a flight to our galaxy's sites of outstanding beauty in this delightfully informative guide by Brian Clegg -- Marcus Chown, author of The One Thing You Need to Know ""The old elephant has performed his trick again,"" as Albert Einstein reputedly said after posing for his umpteenth photograph. Brian Clegg is neither Einstein nor an elephant, but he is one of the best explainers of science around, and he has performed his trick again, this time covering most of the mysteries of the cosmos in an entertaining series of essays dressed up as part of the voyages of the starship Endurance. We are figuratively taken on a tour of the universe, getting up close and personal to black holes, supernovae and other cosmological beasts while our guide explains their nature in clear and accessible language. Strap in and enjoy the ride! -- John Gribbin Buckle up for the ride of a lifetime. With his characteristic clarity, care and charm, Brian Clegg is your guide on a tour of the galaxy, stopping at all the favourite tourist stops: planets around our Sun and other stars, nebulae where stars are born and supernovae and black holes where they die. Thanks to 22nd-century technology, you'll witness the science of the cosmos in a way that people could only dream about a hundred years ago. After this experience, the night sky will never seem the same again! -- Philip Ball, author of The Book of Minds and Beyond Weird Welcome aboard the starship Endurance for a luxury cruise like no other. Join Captain Brian Clegg on a guided tour around the amazing sights of our galaxy, from black holes to supernovas, amazing new planets and a refreshing new look at our own corner of space. His best yet! -- Henry Gee, winner of the 2022 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize So full of fun facts and cool physics that this book should be compulsory reading for any sci-fi writer or movie director who wants to get their science right - but you'll love it even if you're neither. -- Professor Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC's The Life Scientific"
