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"In the high-energy magic facility of Unseen University, the wizards have created a miniature cosmos that includes Roundworld, known to us as Earth. As they bicker over the meaning of this - to them - unfeasible and bizarre planet, we go on a tour of Big Science. From astrophysics to quantum mechanics, the interleaved chapters give us a briefing on the history and the present state of play of our scientific learning, while stressing alway the limits of our knowledge--. The tone is intelligent and humorous (think Horizon with laughs) and demands an intellectual engagement on the part of the reader. The result is a book in which the hard science is as gripping as the fiction--one for anyone with an interest in where science comes from and where it is going." - The Times
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The Science of Discworld, Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack S. Cohen
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2000
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- Titel
- The Science of Discworld
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack S. Cohen
- Verlag
- Ebury Press
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2000
- Einband
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0091874777
- ISBN13
- 9780091874773
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Fantasy, Humor, Wissenschaft, Magie, Komödien, Englische Literatur, Evolution, Wissen, Humorvolle Fantasy, Scheibenwelt, Urknall, Rincewind
- Erstveröffentlichung
- 1999
- Originaltitel
- The Science of Discworld
- Bewertung
- 3,95 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- "In the high-energy magic facility of Unseen University, the wizards have created a miniature cosmos that includes Roundworld, known to us as Earth. As they bicker over the meaning of this - to them - unfeasible and bizarre planet, we go on a tour of Big Science. From astrophysics to quantum mechanics, the interleaved chapters give us a briefing on the history and the present state of play of our scientific learning, while stressing alway the limits of our knowledge--. The tone is intelligent and humorous (think Horizon with laughs) and demands an intellectual engagement on the part of the reader. The result is a book in which the hard science is as gripping as the fiction--one for anyone with an interest in where science comes from and where it is going." - The Times