The Infinite Monkey Cage How to Build a Universe by Prof. Brian Cox (English) Pa

Description: The Infinite Monkey Cage How to Build a Universe by Prof. Brian Cox, Robin Ince, Alexandra Feachem The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince muse on multifaceted subjects involved in building a universe, with pearls of wisdom from leading scientists and comedians peppered throughout.Covering billions of concepts and conundrums, they tackle everything from the Big Bang to parallel universes, fierce creatures to extraterrestrial life, brain science to artificial intelligence. How to Build a Universe is an illuminating and inspirational celebration of science – sometimes silly, sometimes astounding and very occasionally facetious. Notes BBC Radio 4s popular science and comedy programme The Infinite Monkey Cage expands into the written word with this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels including dark matter, consciousness, earthworms and neutrinos. Author Biography PROFESSOR BRIAN COX CBE FRS is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. He has worked on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva, the HERA accelerator at DESY, Hamburg and the Tevatron accelerator at Fermilab, Chicago. Cox has written and presented numerous TV series for the BBC, including Wonders of the Solar System, Wonders of the Universe, Wonders of Life, Human Universe, Forces of Nature, The Planets and The Universe. He is also the co-presenter of The Infinite Monkey Cage radio series and podcast. Cox has written numerous bestselling science titles with Jeff Forshaw. For many years, he has lectured the introductory Relativity and Quantum Mechanics course at the University of Manchester, with Jeff Forshaw. Review Praise for the BBC Radio 4 programme The Infinite Monkey Cage:A witty and irreverent look at the world according to science IndependentPraise for Professor Brian Cox:Coxs romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story, too. GuardianHe bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things. IndependentEngaging, ambitious and creative. GuardianProfessor Cox shows us the cosmos as we have never seen it before – a place full of the most bizarre and powerful natural phenomena. Sunday Express Promotional An entertaining and funny neuroscience book for curious minds from the Sunday Times bestselling authors Long Description The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince muse on multifaceted subjects involved in building a universe, with pearls of wisdom from leading scientists and comedians peppered throughout. Covering billions of concepts and conundrums, they tackle everything from the Big Bang to parallel universes, fierce creatures to extraterrestrial life, brain science to artificial intelligence. How to Build a Universe is an illuminating and inspirational celebration of science - sometimes silly, sometimes astounding and very occasionally facetious. Review Quote Praise for the BBC Radio 4 programme The Infinite Monkey Cage: A witty and irreverent look at the world according to science Independent Praise for Professor Brian Cox: Coxs romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story, too. Guardian He bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things. Independent Engaging, ambitious and creative. Guardian Professor Cox shows us the cosmos as we have never seen it before - a place full of the most bizarre and powerful natural phenomena. Sunday Express Feature (Over 800 b/w illustrations and photographs) * The radio programme The Infinite Monkey Cage is BBC Radio 4s most successful comedy and popular science series ever - currently boasting 1.4 million listeners. * The critically acclaimed radio programme has won numerous awards, including the Gold Award in the Best Speech Programme category at the 2011 Sony Radio Awards and Best Radio Talk Show at the 2015 Rose dOr awards. * Brian and Robin have headed live tours of Uncaged Monkeys throughout the UK, US, Canada and ANZ. * The series has become the programme of choice for the scientific community to appear on. Description for Sales People The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince muse on multifaceted subjects involved in building a universe, with pearls of wisdom from leading scientists and comedians peppered throughout. Covering billions of concepts and conundrums, they tackle everything from the Big Bang to parallel universes, fierce creatures to extraterrestrial life, brain science to artificial intelligence. How to Build a Universe is an illuminating and inspirational celebration of science - sometimes silly, sometimes astounding and very occasionally facetious. Gold title * The radio programme The Infinite Monkey Cage is BBC Radio 4s most successful comedy and popular science series ever - currently boasting 1.4 million listeners. * The critically acclaimed radio programme has won numerous awards, including the Gold Award in the Best Speech Programme category at the 2011 Sony Radio Awards and Best Radio Talk Show at the 2015 Rose dOr awards. * Brian and Robin have headed live tours of Uncaged Monkeys throughout the UK, US, Canada and ANZ. * The series has become the programme of choice for the scientific community to appear on. Details ISBN0008276323 Year 2018 ISBN-10 0008276323 ISBN-13 9780008276324 Format Paperback Pages 288 Imprint William Collins Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 500 Media Book Short Title The Infinite Monkey Cage Language English Subtitle How to Build a Universe Author Alexandra Feachem Publication Date 2018-05-03 UK Release Date 2018-05-03 Illustrations (Over 800 b/w illustrations and photographs) Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Alternative 9780008254971 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-04-25 NZ Release Date 2018-04-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117639519;

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