Bob Berman: 8 books
Cosmic Adventure
Other Secrets Beyond the Night Sky
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Have you ever wondered what happened before the Big Bang, or how we would colonize Mars, or what an alien invasion might really be like? Astronomer Bob Berman has, and in Cosmic Adventure, a collection of twenty-six profound to outrageous essays, he takes readers on a mind-bending tour of the universe,...
Strange Universe
The Weird and Wild Science of Everyday Life--on Earth and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
"Touches on a dizzying array of subjects, including UV rays, inert gases, fossils, meteorites, microwaves, rainbows . . . Like many a good teacher, Berman uses humor to entertain his audience and liven things up." —Los Angeles Times
Bob Berman is motivated by a straightforward philosophy:...
Zoom
From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees: How Everything Moves
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
From the speed of light to moving mountains--and everything in between--ZOOM explores how the universe and its objects move.
If you sit as still as you can in a quiet room, you might be able to convince yourself that nothing is moving. But air currents are still wafting around you. Blood rushes...
Earth-Shattering
Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, Biological Mayhem, Nuclear Meltdowns, and Other Hazards to Life in Our Universe
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
A heart-pumping exploration of the biggest explosions in history, from the Big Bang to mysterious activity on Earth and everything in between
The overwhelming majority of celestial space is inactive and will remain forever unruffled. Similarly, more than 90 percent of the universe's 70 billion...
Biocentrism
How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
Robert Lanza is one of the most respected scientists in the world-a US News & World Report cover story called him a genius” and a renegade thinker,” even likening him to Einstein. Lanza has teamed with Bob Berman, the most widely read astronomer in the world, to produce Biocentrism, a revolutionary...
The Sun's Heartbeat
And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
The beating heart of the sun is the very pulse of life on earth. And from the ancients who plotted its path at Stonehenge to the modern scientists who unraveled the nuclear fusion reaction that turns mass into energy, humankind has sought to solve its mysteries. In this lively biography of the sun,...
Zapped
From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
How much do you know about the radiation all around you?
Your electronic devices swarm with it; the sun bathes you in it. It's zooming at you from cell towers, microwave ovens, CT scans, mammogram machines, nuclear power plants, deep space, even the walls of your basement. You cannot see, hear,...
by Aaron Adair, Bob Berman
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View is an analysis of the astronomical portent found in the Gospel of Matthew which supposedly led the Magi from the East to the birthplace of Jesus. Throughout history, people have tried to connect the Star to real, naturalistic phenomena, as well as to explain...