Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 0307792277
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A thrilling nonfiction tour of the cosmos that brings the universe down to Earth, from one of the all-time masters of science fiction. No one makes sense out of science like Isaac Asimov. Are you puzzled by pulsars? Baffled by black holes? Bewildered by the big bang? If so, here are succinct, crystal-clear answers to more than one hundred of the most significant questions about the essential nature of the universe—questions that have fired the imagination since the beginning of history. Over the course of this fantastic voyage, the origins, the discoveries, and the stunning achievements of astronomy will unfold before your eyes. You will experience close encounters with giant planets, exploding stars, distant galaxies, and more. For anyone who has ever asked the ultimate questions, who has ever looked up at the sky and asked What in heaven is going on?, Isaac Asimov’s unique vision, skill, and authority will bring the big picture into focus. “A fine introduction to modern astronomical theory.”—Library Journal
Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 0307792277
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A thrilling nonfiction tour of the cosmos that brings the universe down to Earth, from one of the all-time masters of science fiction. No one makes sense out of science like Isaac Asimov. Are you puzzled by pulsars? Baffled by black holes? Bewildered by the big bang? If so, here are succinct, crystal-clear answers to more than one hundred of the most significant questions about the essential nature of the universe—questions that have fired the imagination since the beginning of history. Over the course of this fantastic voyage, the origins, the discoveries, and the stunning achievements of astronomy will unfold before your eyes. You will experience close encounters with giant planets, exploding stars, distant galaxies, and more. For anyone who has ever asked the ultimate questions, who has ever looked up at the sky and asked What in heaven is going on?, Isaac Asimov’s unique vision, skill, and authority will bring the big picture into focus. “A fine introduction to modern astronomical theory.”—Library Journal
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 0307792277
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A thrilling nonfiction tour of the cosmos that brings the universe down to Earth, from one of the all-time masters of science fiction. No one makes sense out of science like Isaac Asimov. Are you puzzled by pulsars? Baffled by black holes? Bewildered by the big bang? If so, here are succinct, crystal-clear answers to more than one hundred of the most significant questions about the essential nature of the universe—questions that have fired the imagination since the beginning of history. Over the course of this fantastic voyage, the origins, the discoveries, and the stunning achievements of astronomy will unfold before your eyes. You will experience close encounters with giant planets, exploding stars, distant galaxies, and more. For anyone who has ever asked the ultimate questions, who has ever looked up at the sky and asked What in heaven is going on?, Isaac Asimov’s unique vision, skill, and authority will bring the big picture into focus. “A fine introduction to modern astronomical theory.”—Library Journal
Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
Asimov's Guide to Science
Earth
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN: 9781555323622
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Examines the movement, interior geology, atmosphere, and other characteristics of the planet on which we live.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN: 9781555323622
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Examines the movement, interior geology, atmosphere, and other characteristics of the planet on which we live.
Asimov on Physics
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Seventeen essays selected from the Magazine of fantasy and science fiction, Dec. 1958-Oct. 1965.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Seventeen essays selected from the Magazine of fantasy and science fiction, Dec. 1958-Oct. 1965.
Atom
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Plume
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Traces the path of discovery that revealed the nature of the atom, of light, of gravity, of the electromagnetic force, and the nature and structure of the universe.
Publisher: Plume
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Traces the path of discovery that revealed the nature of the atom, of light, of gravity, of the electromagnetic force, and the nature and structure of the universe.
The Universe
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A readable introduction to the known scientific information regarding the earth, solar system, and the universe.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A readable introduction to the known scientific information regarding the earth, solar system, and the universe.
Our Angry Earth
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250163668
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
“A lucid overview of [environmental] problems and a compelling call to action.” —Publishers Weekly From two of science fiction’s most celebrated and brilliant minds—Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl—comes the second edition of Our Angry Earth, a comprehensive analysis of today's environmental threats and a guide on how we can heal our planet, with an introduction and afterword from New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson. Our Angry Earth provides a candid picture of the present and many possibilities for a better, cleaner future. From the greenhouse effect and depletion of our ozone layer to nuclear waste and species extinction, Asimov and Pohl not only present accessible explanations of complex scientific processes but ways we can improve our behavior and relationship with the planet, whether it be involvement in social activism or individual lifestyle changes. Kim Stanley Robinson, author of New York Times bestsellers 2312, New York2140, and the internationally renowned Mars trilogy, brings his decades-spanning expertise in climate change to Our Angry Earth’s introduction and afterword. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250163668
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
“A lucid overview of [environmental] problems and a compelling call to action.” —Publishers Weekly From two of science fiction’s most celebrated and brilliant minds—Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl—comes the second edition of Our Angry Earth, a comprehensive analysis of today's environmental threats and a guide on how we can heal our planet, with an introduction and afterword from New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson. Our Angry Earth provides a candid picture of the present and many possibilities for a better, cleaner future. From the greenhouse effect and depletion of our ozone layer to nuclear waste and species extinction, Asimov and Pohl not only present accessible explanations of complex scientific processes but ways we can improve our behavior and relationship with the planet, whether it be involvement in social activism or individual lifestyle changes. Kim Stanley Robinson, author of New York Times bestsellers 2312, New York2140, and the internationally renowned Mars trilogy, brings his decades-spanning expertise in climate change to Our Angry Earth’s introduction and afterword. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Far Ends of Time and Earth
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Here are several of the author's debut fantansies.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Here are several of the author's debut fantansies.
Frontiers II
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452272293
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
More of Isaac Asimov's weekly science columns for the Los Angeles Times and those his wife, Janet, wrote during his illness and after his death in April 1992. The Asimovs discuss how close we are to producing life in a lab, the latest revelations about dinosaur extinction, recent startling sightings of planets and stars, if we can establish colonies on Mars, if computer intelligence can ever surpass human intelligence, and the gravest dangers to our environment. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452272293
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
More of Isaac Asimov's weekly science columns for the Los Angeles Times and those his wife, Janet, wrote during his illness and after his death in April 1992. The Asimovs discuss how close we are to producing life in a lab, the latest revelations about dinosaur extinction, recent startling sightings of planets and stars, if we can establish colonies on Mars, if computer intelligence can ever surpass human intelligence, and the gravest dangers to our environment. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR