Magnitude

Through clear text and illuminating illustrations, the authors tackle questions ranging from 'how does the mass of a human eyelash compare to the mass of the black hole at the center of our galaxy?' to 'how fast does a dentist's drill rotate?' A fascinating journey through the measure of all things. --Mario Livio, astrophysicist, and author of Why?: What Makes Us Curious Magnitude brilliantly illustrates the relative scale of so many aspects of the universe that you will feel so much smarter about EVERYTHING after reading this! --Curtis Wong, principal researcher, Microsoft Research Arcand and Watzke have crafted a masterpiece. A must-read for anyone wishing to appreciate the richness of the cosmos from its microscopic building blocks to its largest structures. --Avi Loeb, chair, Harvard Astronomy department How big is big? How small is small? As an astronaut and citizen explorer, I love having someone explain some of the more puzzling aspects of our universe to me in terms that make sense. With Magnitude, my brain cried Eureka! every time I turned the page. --Cady Coleman, PhD, former NASA Astronaut We live in a universe bigger and smaller than our brains can fathom. Magnitude is an enjoyable and essential guide to appreciating our place among it all. --Joe Hanson, author and host of It's Okay to Be Smart