Univers Hawking (CATALÀ)

Rüdinger Vaas has decided to illuminate a whole series of questions. With a pleasant prose he explains Hawking's fascinating ideas in such a way that everyone can understand them. Engrossing illustrations show what lies behind the concepts of this scientific genius. An exciting journey through Hawking's universe!

- THE MYSTERY OF THE BIG BANG How did the universe come into being? Did it have a beginning? Has it always existed?

- GRAVETTE TRAPS What are the black holes? Can't we really escape anything?

- THE FUTURE AND THE TRAVELS IN TIME About the mystery of time and Hawking's biggest mistake

- THE EXTRATERRESTRIALS, THEM AND HUMANITAT Is there alien life? What does the Big Bang imply about a creator?

"Why does the universe bother to exist?" STEPHEN HAWKING

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Author Rüdiger Vaas

Illustration Gunther Schulz

Genre Science and knowledge

Col-lecció Altres Cossetània

First edition September 2018

ISBN 978-84-9034-743-0

Enquadernació Paperback with flaps

Size: 14,8 x 21 cm

Pages: 128

Rüdiger Vaas (Author)

RÜDIGER VAAS is a science journalist and editor of the astronomy and physics sections of the popular monthly magazine Bild der Wissenschaft. He has an in-depth knowledge of modern cosmology, on which he has published philosophical writings and given lectures around the world.

Gunther Schulz (Illustration)

GUNTHER SCHULZ has a degree in design and specializes in computer graphics for physics and astronomy. His illustrations have been published in numerous books. Visualizing scientific knowledge is for him a personal question. Among other projects, he collaborates with the Friends of the Mannheim Planetarium to establish a didactic planetary route in the heart of this German city.