On the Future: Prospects for Humanity, Rees Martin
Автор: Rees Martin Название: Our Cosmic Habitat ISBN: 0691178097 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691178097 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 2374.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Our universe seems strangely ''biophilic, '' or hospitable to life. Is this happenstance, providence, or coincidence? According to cosmologist Martin Rees, the answer depends on the answer to another question, the one posed by Einstein's famous remark: ''What interests me most is whether God could have made the world differently.'' This highly engaging book explores the fascinating consequences of the answer being ''yes.'' Rees explores the notion that our universe is just a part of a vast ''multiverse, '' or ensemble of universes, in which most of the other universes are lifeless. What we call the laws of nature would then be no more than local bylaws, imposed in the aftermath of our own Big Bang. In this scenario, our cosmic habitat would be a special, possibly unique universe where the prevailing laws of physics allowed life to emerge.
Rees begins by exploring the nature of our solar system and examining a range of related issues such as whether our universe is or isn't infinite. He asks, for example: How likely is life? How credible is the Big Bang theory? Rees then peers into the long-range cosmic future before tracing the causal chain backward to the beginning. He concludes by trying to untangle the paradoxical notion that our entire universe, stretching 10 billion light-years in all directions, emerged from an infinitesimal speck.
As Rees argues, we may already have intimations of other universes. But the fate of the multiverse concept depends on the still-unknown bedrock nature of space and time on scales a trillion trillion times smaller than atoms, in the realm governed by the quantum physics of gravity. Expanding our comprehension of the cosmos, Our Cosmic Habitat will be read and enjoyed by all those--scientists and nonscientists alike--who are as fascinated by the universe we inhabit as is the author himself.
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Автор: Martin Nicholas, Rees Jasper Название: Florence Foster Jenkins ISBN: 1250115957 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250115959 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Цена: 1195.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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She was a woman with a dream. Nobody believed in her talent. But nothing could stop her. . .
This is the true story of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS Now the basis of a major motion picture starring Academy Award--winning actress Meryl Streep She had no pitch, no rhythm, and no tone. Still, Florence Foster Jenkins (Streep) became one of America's best-known sopranos. Born in 1868, Florence was a talented young pianist whose wealthy father refused to let her continue her musical studies in Europe. In retaliation, Florence eloped with Dr. Frank Jenkins, a man twice her age, and moved to New York. But when her father died and left her a large sum of money, Florence finally had a chance to pursue her one true passion: Singing. But first she would have to learn how to become a great singer. Years of lessons and a chance meeting with St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), who would become her manager and common-law husband, would help launch Florence's career and entry into New York's prestigious classical musical societies, culminating in her giving a recital, at the age of seventy-six, at Carnegie Hall. This is story of a woman who was not afraid to recreate herself into the person she wished to become--and achieve her own version of the American Dream.
Автор: Rees Martin Название: Edexcel GCE History Unit 2 B1 Britain, 1830-85: Representati ISBN: 1846905028 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846905025 Издательство: Pearson Education Рейтинг: Цена: 596.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Written by experienced examiners and teachers, and tailored to the fresh Edexcel specification, this book presents an active, engaging approach that brings History alive in the classroom. It features exam tips, activities and sources in every chapter that give students the confidence to tackle various questions which come up in the exam.
Автор: Rees, Martin Название: Edexcel gce history - a2 unit 4 coursework book ISBN: 1846905095 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846905094 Издательство: Pearson Education Рейтинг: Цена: 179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Suitable for the GCE 2008 specification, this title provides students with the best preparation possible for their examinations and coursework.
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