John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin

Out of the Shadow of a Giant (eBook, ePUB)

How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780008220600
• Artikelnr.: 47816045

Autorenporträt

John Gribbin gained a PhD from the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge (then under the leadership of Fred Hoyle), before working as a science journalist for Nature and later New Scientist. Mary Gribbin is a teacher with a special gift for communicating difficult concepts, and she is a previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. They have co-written several titles for adults and children. John has written many bestselling popular science books, including Erwin Schrödinger and the Quantum Revolution, In Search of the Multiverse and The Universe: A Biography. John and Mary are both Visiting Fellows at the University of Sussex.