John Gribbin: 38 books
In Search of the Multiverse
Parallel Worlds, Hidden Dimensions, and the Ultimate Quest for the Frontiers of Reality
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2010
Critical acclaim for John Gribbin
"The master of popular science."
—Sunday Times (London)
"Gribbin explains things very well indeed, and there's not an equation in sight."
—David Goodstein, The New York Times Book Review (on Almost Everyone's Guide to Science)
"Gribbin...
by John Gribbin, Martin Rees
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
WAS THE UNIVERSE MADE FOR MAN?Is our universe the only one of its kind or are there others? Is it just a coincidence that life evolved on Earth or are the remarkable and unusual set of circumstances that brought about the emergence of humankind part of some deeper mystery that reveals an as...
by John Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
“A real scientist writing science-fiction with real science what more could one ask? John Gribbin is a visionary, and one heck of a good storyteller.”
Robert J. Sawyer
Hugo Award-winning author of QUANTUM NIGHT
John Gribbin, widely regarded as one of the best science writers of the 20th...
The Scientists
A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2019
A wonderfully readable account of scientific development over the past five hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientists, by the bestselling author of In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat
In this ambitious new book, John Gribbin tells the stories of the people...
Alone in the Universe
Why Our Planet Is Unique
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
The acclaimed author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat searches for life on other planets
Are we alone in the universe? Surely amidst the immensity of the cosmos there must be other intelligent life out there. Don't be so sure, says John Gribbin, one of today's best popular science writers....
by John Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
A comprehensive encyclopedia of quantum physics.Here in one volume, the award-winning science writer and physicist John Gribbin has provided everything you need to know about the quantum world—the place where most of the greatest scientific advances of the last hundred years have been made.This...
Not Fade Away
The Life and Music of Buddy Holly
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Science writer John Gribbin’s popular biography of Buddy Holly – his first ever non-science title – originally published on the 50th anniversary of Holly’s tragic death. Buddy Holly was killed at 22 when the plane he was travelling in crashed on 3 February 1959. Although this was less than...
by John Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
For Big Bang Theory fans, don't miss this indispensable guide:COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED SECOND EDITIONHow did the Universe begin? And how will it end?In this radically revised and updated edition incorporating the latest scientific findings, acclaimed science writer...
Planet Earth
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
In this incredible expedition into the origins, workings, and evolution of our home planet, John Gribbin, bestselling author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, The Scientists, and In Search of the Multiverse, does what he does best: taking four and a half billion years of mind-boggling science and...
Out of the Shadow of a Giant
Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
What if Newton had never lived? A compelling dual biography argues that Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley easily could have filled the giant’s shoes—and deserve credit for the birth of modern science.
Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant...
by Mary Gribbin, John Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
HIS DARK MATERIALS IS SOON TO BE AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, JAMES McAVOY, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA!
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is renowned for its mystery and magic. What’s the truth behind it all? Is the golden compass actually based in science?...
by John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather ForecastThe name of Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle, is forever linked with that of his most famous passenger, Charles Darwin. This exceptionally interesting biography brings FitzRoy out of Darwin's shadow...
by John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
John and Mary Gribbin tell the remarkable story of how we came to understand the phenomenon of Ice Ages. They focus on the key personalities obsessed with the quest for answers to tantalizing questions.How frequently do Ice Ages occur? How do astronomical rhythms affect the Earth's climate?...
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The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behavior of very large things, and quantum theory the behavior of very small things. In this landmark book, John Gribbin—one of the best-known science writers of the past thirty years—presents...