Our Place in the Universe
This book tells the story of our universe and how humanity fits into the grand cosmic scheme.

Einstein said: "The most incomprehensible thing about our universe is that it is comprehensible." We humans claim to understand what lies beyond the most distant stars, what happened billions of years ago, and what will happen in the remote future.

We will explore the most important things that science has discovered about our universe Then we will examine the remarkable way in which humanity fits into the grand scheme of existence.

Some of the topics covered are:

What is "Our Universe" ?
How Large, How Old ?
How Much Does Our Universe Contain ?
What is Everything Made Of ?
What Are We Made Of ?
Where Are We ?
Why Earth is Special
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Our Place in the Universe
This book tells the story of our universe and how humanity fits into the grand cosmic scheme.

Einstein said: "The most incomprehensible thing about our universe is that it is comprehensible." We humans claim to understand what lies beyond the most distant stars, what happened billions of years ago, and what will happen in the remote future.

We will explore the most important things that science has discovered about our universe Then we will examine the remarkable way in which humanity fits into the grand scheme of existence.

Some of the topics covered are:

What is "Our Universe" ?
How Large, How Old ?
How Much Does Our Universe Contain ?
What is Everything Made Of ?
What Are We Made Of ?
Where Are We ?
Why Earth is Special
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Our Place in the Universe

Our Place in the Universe

by Robert Piccioni
Our Place in the Universe

Our Place in the Universe

by Robert Piccioni

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Overview

This book tells the story of our universe and how humanity fits into the grand cosmic scheme.

Einstein said: "The most incomprehensible thing about our universe is that it is comprehensible." We humans claim to understand what lies beyond the most distant stars, what happened billions of years ago, and what will happen in the remote future.

We will explore the most important things that science has discovered about our universe Then we will examine the remarkable way in which humanity fits into the grand scheme of existence.

Some of the topics covered are:

What is "Our Universe" ?
How Large, How Old ?
How Much Does Our Universe Contain ?
What is Everything Made Of ?
What Are We Made Of ?
Where Are We ?
Why Earth is Special

Product Details

BN ID: 2940016575193
Publisher: Real Science Publishing
Publication date: 04/08/2013
Series: Everyone's Guide Series , #2
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 648 KB

About the Author

Dr. Piccioni has a B.S. in Physics from Caltech, a Ph.D. in High Energy Physics from Stanford University, was a faculty member at Harvard University and did research at the Stanford Linear Accelerator in Palo Alto, Calif.

Dr. Piccioni has introduced cutting-edge science to numerous non-scientific audiences, including school children and civic groups. He was guest lecturer on a National Geographic/Lindblad cruise. He has given invited talks at Harvard, Caltech, UCLA, and Stanford University.

Dr. Piccioni has studied with and done research with numerous Nobel Laureates. At Caltech, one of his professors was Richard Feynman, one of the most famous physicists of the 20th century, and a good family friend.
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