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A brilliant authoritative surprising captivating introduction to human genetics You ll be spellbound Brian Cox This is a story about you It is the history of who you are and how you came to be It is unique to you as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath But it is also our collective story because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of our species births deaths disease war famine migration and a lot of sex In this captivating journey through the expanding landscape of genetics Adam Rutherford reveals what our genes now tell us about human history and what history can now tell us about our genes From Neanderthals to murder from redheads to race dead kings to plague evolution to epigenetics this is a demystifying and illuminating new portrait of who we are and how we came to be A thoroughly entertaining history of Homo sapiens and its DNA in a manner that displays popular science writing at its best Observer Magisterial informative and delightful Peter Frankopan An extraordinary adventure From the Neanderthals to the Vikings from the Queen of Sheba to Richard III Rutherford goes in search of our ancestors tracing the genetic clues deep into the past Alice Roberts

These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory. To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.

WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024ONE OF THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW SCIENTIST BEST SCIENCE BOOKS OF THE YEARA HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST RELATED WORK 2024THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERTHE #2 MOST GIFTED BOOK IN THE SOLAR SYSTEMFrom the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlementEarth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, no Twitter - beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of original research, and interviews with leading space scientists, engineers and legal experts, they aren't so sure it's a good idea. Space tech and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the deep knowledge needed to have space-kids, build space-farms and create space nations in a way that doesn't spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won't create a nightmare, both for settlers and the people they leave behind.With deep expertise, a winning sense of humour and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself - whether and how to become multiplanetary.

A Crack in Everything is the story of how black holes came in from the cold and took cosmic centre stage As a journalist Marcus Chown interviews many of the scientists who made the key discoveries and as a former physicist he translates the most esoteric of science into everyday language The result is a uniquely engaging page turner that tells one of the great untold stories in modern science What is space What is time Where did the universe come from The answers to mankind s most enduring questions may lie in science s greatest enigma black holes A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing not even light can escape This can occur when a star approaches the end of its life Unable to generate enough heat to maintain its outer layers it shrinks catastrophically down to an infinitely dense point When this phenomenon was first proposed in 1916 it defied scientific understanding so much that Albert Einstein dismissed it as too ridiculous to be true But scientists have since proven otherwise In 1971 Paul Murdin and Louise Webster discovered the first black hole Cygnus X 1 Later in the 1990s astronomers found that not only do black holes exist supermassive black holes lie at the heart of almost every galaxy It would

Una introducción amena y completa a la historia de la ciencia a través de sus protagonistas más importantes.«Si he visto más lejos ha sido porque he estado subido a Hombros de Gigantes.»Isaac NewtonL

En A hombros de gigantes, el gran físico teórico Stephen Hawking nos explica cómo los grandes hombres de ciencia como Copérnico, Galileo, Kepler, Newton y Einstein construyeron sus teorías a partir de las geniales contribuciones de sus predecesores y como nos han legado, en conjunto, un tesoro de conocimientos cientificos que nadie puede ignorar. En este libro impar se reunen por primera vez en la historia de la edicion las cinco mayores obras de la Fisica y la Astronomia precedidas por breves ensayos de Stephen Hawking en los que explica quienes fueron los genios que las escribieron, los grandes retos que tuvieron que afrontar (el compromiso de Copernico con la verdad pese a su condicion de sacerdote; el proceso inquisitorial que sufrio Galileo; las desgracias familiares y financieras de Kepler, las apasionadas trifulcas de Newton, los humildes origenes de Einstein...) y su perenne contribucion a la cultura universal. Hallamos en el, en efecto, escritos originales de Albert Einstein publicados por primera vez en El principio de relatividad y los libros siguientes: Sobre las revoluciones de las esferas celestiales, de Nicolas Copernico; Dialogos sobre las dos ciencias, de Galileo Galilei; el libro quinto de Armonias del mundo, de Johannes Kepler y los Principia de Isaac Newton.

¿Qué leyes naturales gobiernan los cielos? ¿Puede decirse que el Universo tiene un centro? ¿Dónde se sitúa la tierra en relación con ese centro? ¿Cómo se mueven los planetas? ¿Qué los mantiene en órbita? Miles de años llevan los seres humanos tratando de responder a estas preguntas.En A hombros de gigantes, el gran fisico teorico Stephen Hawking nos explica como los grandes hombres de ciencia como Copernico, Galileo, Kepler, Newton y Einstein construyeron sus teorias a partir de las geniales contribuciones de sus predecesores y como nos han legado, en conjunto, un tesoro de conocimientos cientificos que nadie puede ignorar. En este libro impar se reunen por primera vez en la historia de la edicion las cinco mayores obras de la Fisica y la Astronomia precedidas por breves ensayos de Stephen Hawking en los que explica quienes fueron los genios que las escribieron, los grandes retos que tuvieron que afrontar (el compromiso de Copernico con la verdad pese a su condicion de sacerdote; el proceso inquisitorial que sufrio Galileo; las desgracias familiares y financieras de Kepler, las apasionadas trifulcas de Newton, los humildes origenes de Einstein...) y su perenne contribucion a la cultura universal. Hallamos en el, en efecto, escritos originales de Albert Einstein publicados por primera vez en El principio de relatividad y los libros siguientes: Sobre las revoluciones de las esferas celestiales, de Nicolas Copernico; Dialogos sobre las dos ciencias, de Galileo Galilei; el libro quinto de Armonias del mundo, de Johannes Kepler y los Principia de Isaac Newton.

«A imprenta y tírese» fue la frase que se utilizó durante mucho tiempo en los expedientes de edición gestionados por el Servicio de Publicaciones del CSIC en el momento de confirmar que un libro esta

Amb motiu del V centenari del naixement de Jeroni Munyós, celebrat per la Universitat de Valencia durant l'any 2023, s'ha publicat la segona edició d'aquest llibre que aplega la vida i l'obra de deu astronoms valencians que van viure entre el segle XVI i el XX, escrites per astronoms del segle XXI. El gran humanista i cientific valencia es el primer de la serie dels astronoms biografiats.

Con motivo del V centenario del nacimiento de Jeroni Munyós, celebrado por la Universitat de Valencia durante el año 2023, se ha publicado la segunda edición de este libro que reúne la vida y la obra de diez astronomos valencianos que vivieron entre el siglo XVI y el XX, escritas por astronomos del siglo XXI. El gran humanista y cientifico valenciano es el primero de la serie de los astronomos biografiados.

Una novela reveladora acerca de una de las más sólidas (y desconocidas) intelectuales del siglo xx, la primeramujer de Albert Einstein.Esta reveladora novela con tintes biográficos se abre con la joven Mileva como unica mujer estudiante de Fisica en la Universidad Politecnica de Zurich. Brillante, entregada y ambiciosa, atrae la atencion de un extrovertido Albert Einstein, cuatro años mas joven que ella, quien, para conquistarla, le promete un futuro juntos en igualdad, como compañeros, cientificos y amantes. Sin embargo, estos planes de vida y trabajo en comun se veran truncados cuando las responsabilidades familiares empiezan a caer sobre los hombros de Mileva.A la sombra de Einstein ofrece al lector una vision esclarecedora de la mujer que vivio eclipsada por el genio, una cientifica de gran talento que intento dejar de lado las convenciones de la epoca, pero a quien el amor acabo derrotando. Marie Benedict ha construido un relato convincente y cautivador que sin duda despertara el deseo de los lectores de saber mas sobre la verdadera historia de esta mujer, hasta que punto contribuyo realmente a formular la teoria de la relatividad y, sobre todo, por que la historia oficial la dejo de lado.

A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history for curious readers of all ages

In the bestselling, prize-winning "A Short History of Nearly Everything", Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the world of science both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now, in this glorious new illustrated edition, everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization is even more vividly brought to life with stunning full-colour photographs, drawings, portraits, and cartoons.

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can''t contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us.Bill Bryson''s challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn''t some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It''s not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out?On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

The incomparable Bill Bryson travels through time and space to introduce us to the world, the universe and everything in this groundbreaking book, the best selling popular science book of the 21st century.Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can''t contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson''s challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn''t some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science.The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

A Terra é un océano esférico. A pouca terra firme que queda está poboada por dous bandos que manteñen unha tensión voraz. O medo é tan abundante como a auga salgada. O único que pode evitar a desaparicion da humanidade e a exploracion e terrificacion doutros planetas. Pero antes debe pasarse pola proba da supervivencia na Lua: o silencio, o descoñecido, a soidade.Loia chega ao Mar de Aluminio armada coa sua curiosidade e a sua capacidade para amar, arrastrando un pasado tenebroso e un futuro incerto. Os xemelgos que a acollen deberan preparala para unha nova realidade: unha verdade ditada por un Senado todopoderoso.

A brilliant authoritative surprising captivating introduction to human genetics You ll be spellbound Brian Cox This is a story about you It is the history of who you are and how you came to be It is unique to you as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath But it is also our collective story because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of our species births deaths disease war famine migration and a lot of sex In this captivating journey through the expanding landscape of genetics Adam Rutherford reveals what our genes now tell us about human history and what history can now tell us about our genes From Neanderthals to murder from redheads to race dead kings to plague evolution to epigenetics this is a demystifying and illuminating new portrait of who we are and how we came to be A thoroughly entertaining history of Homo sapiens and its DNA in a manner that displays popular science writing at its best Observer Magisterial informative and delightful Peter Frankopan An extraordinary adventure From the Neanderthals to the Vikings from the Queen of Sheba to Richard III Rutherford goes in search of our ancestors tracing the genetic clues deep into the past Alice Roberts

These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory. To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.

WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024ONE OF THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW SCIENTIST BEST SCIENCE BOOKS OF THE YEARA HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST RELATED WORK 2024THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERTHE #2 MOST GIFTED BOOK IN THE SOLAR SYSTEMFrom the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlementEarth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, no Twitter - beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of original research, and interviews with leading space scientists, engineers and legal experts, they aren't so sure it's a good idea. Space tech and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the deep knowledge needed to have space-kids, build space-farms and create space nations in a way that doesn't spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won't create a nightmare, both for settlers and the people they leave behind.With deep expertise, a winning sense of humour and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself - whether and how to become multiplanetary.

A Crack in Everything is the story of how black holes came in from the cold and took cosmic centre stage As a journalist Marcus Chown interviews many of the scientists who made the key discoveries and as a former physicist he translates the most esoteric of science into everyday language The result is a uniquely engaging page turner that tells one of the great untold stories in modern science What is space What is time Where did the universe come from The answers to mankind s most enduring questions may lie in science s greatest enigma black holes A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing not even light can escape This can occur when a star approaches the end of its life Unable to generate enough heat to maintain its outer layers it shrinks catastrophically down to an infinitely dense point When this phenomenon was first proposed in 1916 it defied scientific understanding so much that Albert Einstein dismissed it as too ridiculous to be true But scientists have since proven otherwise In 1971 Paul Murdin and Louise Webster discovered the first black hole Cygnus X 1 Later in the 1990s astronomers found that not only do black holes exist supermassive black holes lie at the heart of almost every galaxy It would

En A hombros de gigantes, el gran físico teórico Stephen Hawking nos explica cómo los grandes hombres de ciencia como Copérnico, Galileo, Kepler, Newton y Einstein construyeron sus teorías a partir de las geniales contribuciones de sus predecesores y como nos han legado, en conjunto, un tesoro de conocimientos cientificos que nadie puede ignorar. En este libro impar se reunen por primera vez en la historia de la edicion las cinco mayores obras de la Fisica y la Astronomia precedidas por breves ensayos de Stephen Hawking en los que explica quienes fueron los genios que las escribieron, los grandes retos que tuvieron que afrontar (el compromiso de Copernico con la verdad pese a su condicion de sacerdote; el proceso inquisitorial que sufrio Galileo; las desgracias familiares y financieras de Kepler, las apasionadas trifulcas de Newton, los humildes origenes de Einstein...) y su perenne contribucion a la cultura universal. Hallamos en el, en efecto, escritos originales de Albert Einstein publicados por primera vez en El principio de relatividad y los libros siguientes: Sobre las revoluciones de las esferas celestiales, de Nicolas Copernico; Dialogos sobre las dos ciencias, de Galileo Galilei; el libro quinto de Armonias del mundo, de Johannes Kepler y los Principia de Isaac Newton.

Una introducción amena y completa a la historia de la ciencia a través de sus protagonistas más importantes.«Si he visto más lejos ha sido porque he estado subido a Hombros de Gigantes.»Isaac NewtonL

¿Qué leyes naturales gobiernan los cielos? ¿Puede decirse que el Universo tiene un centro? ¿Dónde se sitúa la tierra en relación con ese centro? ¿Cómo se mueven los planetas? ¿Qué los mantiene en órbita? Miles de años llevan los seres humanos tratando de responder a estas preguntas.En A hombros de gigantes, el gran fisico teorico Stephen Hawking nos explica como los grandes hombres de ciencia como Copernico, Galileo, Kepler, Newton y Einstein construyeron sus teorias a partir de las geniales contribuciones de sus predecesores y como nos han legado, en conjunto, un tesoro de conocimientos cientificos que nadie puede ignorar. En este libro impar se reunen por primera vez en la historia de la edicion las cinco mayores obras de la Fisica y la Astronomia precedidas por breves ensayos de Stephen Hawking en los que explica quienes fueron los genios que las escribieron, los grandes retos que tuvieron que afrontar (el compromiso de Copernico con la verdad pese a su condicion de sacerdote; el proceso inquisitorial que sufrio Galileo; las desgracias familiares y financieras de Kepler, las apasionadas trifulcas de Newton, los humildes origenes de Einstein...) y su perenne contribucion a la cultura universal. Hallamos en el, en efecto, escritos originales de Albert Einstein publicados por primera vez en El principio de relatividad y los libros siguientes: Sobre las revoluciones de las esferas celestiales, de Nicolas Copernico; Dialogos sobre las dos ciencias, de Galileo Galilei; el libro quinto de Armonias del mundo, de Johannes Kepler y los Principia de Isaac Newton.

«A imprenta y tírese» fue la frase que se utilizó durante mucho tiempo en los expedientes de edición gestionados por el Servicio de Publicaciones del CSIC en el momento de confirmar que un libro esta

Amb motiu del V centenari del naixement de Jeroni Munyós, celebrat per la Universitat de Valencia durant l'any 2023, s'ha publicat la segona edició d'aquest llibre que aplega la vida i l'obra de deu astronoms valencians que van viure entre el segle XVI i el XX, escrites per astronoms del segle XXI. El gran humanista i cientific valencia es el primer de la serie dels astronoms biografiats.

Con motivo del V centenario del nacimiento de Jeroni Munyós, celebrado por la Universitat de Valencia durante el año 2023, se ha publicado la segunda edición de este libro que reúne la vida y la obra de diez astronomos valencianos que vivieron entre el siglo XVI y el XX, escritas por astronomos del siglo XXI. El gran humanista y cientifico valenciano es el primero de la serie de los astronomos biografiados.

Una novela reveladora acerca de una de las más sólidas (y desconocidas) intelectuales del siglo xx, la primeramujer de Albert Einstein.Esta reveladora novela con tintes biográficos se abre con la joven Mileva como unica mujer estudiante de Fisica en la Universidad Politecnica de Zurich. Brillante, entregada y ambiciosa, atrae la atencion de un extrovertido Albert Einstein, cuatro años mas joven que ella, quien, para conquistarla, le promete un futuro juntos en igualdad, como compañeros, cientificos y amantes. Sin embargo, estos planes de vida y trabajo en comun se veran truncados cuando las responsabilidades familiares empiezan a caer sobre los hombros de Mileva.A la sombra de Einstein ofrece al lector una vision esclarecedora de la mujer que vivio eclipsada por el genio, una cientifica de gran talento que intento dejar de lado las convenciones de la epoca, pero a quien el amor acabo derrotando. Marie Benedict ha construido un relato convincente y cautivador que sin duda despertara el deseo de los lectores de saber mas sobre la verdadera historia de esta mujer, hasta que punto contribuyo realmente a formular la teoria de la relatividad y, sobre todo, por que la historia oficial la dejo de lado.

A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history for curious readers of all ages

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can''t contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us.Bill Bryson''s challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn''t some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. It''s not so much about what we know, as about how we know what we know. How do we know what is in the centre of the Earth, or what a black hole is, or where the continents were 600 million years ago? How did anyone ever figure these things out?On his travels through time and space, he encounters a splendid collection of astonishingly eccentric, competitive, obsessive and foolish scientists, like the painfully shy Henry Cavendish who worked out many conundrums like how much the Earth weighed, but never bothered to tell anybody about many of his findings. In the company of such extraordinary people, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

In the bestselling, prize-winning "A Short History of Nearly Everything", Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the world of science both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now, in this glorious new illustrated edition, everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization is even more vividly brought to life with stunning full-colour photographs, drawings, portraits, and cartoons.

The incomparable Bill Bryson travels through time and space to introduce us to the world, the universe and everything in this groundbreaking book, the best selling popular science book of the 21st century.Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can''t contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson''s challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn''t some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science.The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

A Terra é un océano esférico. A pouca terra firme que queda está poboada por dous bandos que manteñen unha tensión voraz. O medo é tan abundante como a auga salgada. O único que pode evitar a desaparicion da humanidade e a exploracion e terrificacion doutros planetas. Pero antes debe pasarse pola proba da supervivencia na Lua: o silencio, o descoñecido, a soidade.Loia chega ao Mar de Aluminio armada coa sua curiosidade e a sua capacidade para amar, arrastrando un pasado tenebroso e un futuro incerto. Os xemelgos que a acollen deberan preparala para unha nova realidade: unha verdade ditada por un Senado todopoderoso.