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Michael A. Strauss (1961–)

Autore di Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour

Michael A. Strauss è Michaela Strauss (1). Per altri autori con il nome Michaela Strauss, vedi la pagina di disambiguazione.

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Opere di Michael A. Strauss

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Critical Dialogues in Cosmology (1997) — Collaboratore — 4 copie

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1961-11-30
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
Berkeley, California, USA
Istruzione
University of California, Berkeley
Attività lavorative
astrophysicist
Organizzazioni
Princeton University

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The audiobook is frustrating because it is quite hard at times to follow the algebra amd you don’t get any of the pretty postures the book has... but beyond that this is a great piece.

Beyond Neil’s funny quips about the eventual potential fish found on the moon Europa being called europeans, the book offers two key jewels:
- a derivation of E = mc^2 that is the most intuitive I have ever read
- an application of the Copernican Principle to everyday estimation of how long things will last

Many other perspective views that tie the universe up into a pretty weird object, but walking through the steps that took us there.

Only big critique is that Gott does not really describe his strongest critics in the business of universes, he drifts over how contested many string theory approaches have been.

Great read nevertheless...
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yates9 | 5 altre recensioni | Feb 28, 2024 |
Astrophyisics for people in less of a hurry than those who went for "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry". I liked it more, but I didn't get into it very far, because it is slower going. Also, I had started reading "Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space", which has a somewhat similar topic, but was proving much more fun to read.
 
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themulhern | 5 altre recensioni | Aug 5, 2019 |
Given that I am a layperson and my calculus is far behind me, I still believe that I was conceptually able to grasp at least a quarter of the matter in the book, the rest remaining "dark matter" for me, existent, imaginable but not yet graspable. The authors do a great job of explication, but this still means that thus is a challenging book. I do feel that my understanding of the process behind E=mc2 for instance rose to a higher level as a result of spending quality time with these 3 intelligent and witty men.… (altro)
 
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dasam | 5 altre recensioni | Jun 20, 2018 |
" Bienvenidos al universo" es un viaje por el cosmos muy personal de la mano de tres de los astrofísicos más importantes de hoy en día. Inspirado en el curso de introducción a la astronomía enormemente popular que Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss y J. Richard Gott enseñaron juntos en Princeton, este libro abarca todo sobre los planetas, las estrellas, las galaxias, los agujeros negros, los agujeros de gusano... ¡y los viajes en el tiempo! Da cuenta de los últimos descubrimientos en astrofísica con una narrativa amena e informativa, permitiéndonos viajar desde nuestro sistema solar hasta las fronteras más lejanas del espacio. ¿Cómo viven y mueren las estrellas? ¿Cómo Plutón perdió su condición de planeta? ¿Cuáles son las probabilidades de vida inteligente en otros planetas? ¿Cómo empezó el universo? ¿Por qué se está expandiendo y por qué la expansión se está acelerando? ¿Es nuestro universo parte de algún multiverso infinito? Contestando a éstas y a otras preguntas, los autores te abrirán los ojos a las maravillas del cosmos, compartiendo sus vastos conocimientos sobre cómo funciona el universo.… (altro)
 
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bibliest | 5 altre recensioni | Dec 22, 2017 |

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