Richard Panek: 3 books
The Trouble with Gravity
Solving the Mystery Beneath Our Feet
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
**"A thoughtful meditation on the mythic, cultural, philosophical and, yes, scientific implications of what happens when a wet potato or a crystal vase slips from your hand."—Billy Collins
A mind-bending exploration of gravity, the universe's greatest mystery.**
What is gravity? Nobody...
The 4 Percent Universe
Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2011
The epic, behind-the-scenes story of an astounding gap in our scientific knowledge of the cosmos.
In the past few years, a handful of scientists have been in a race to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe: only 4 percent of it consists of the matter that makes up you, me, our books,...
The Autistic Brain
Thinking Across the Spectrum
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate
When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone...