Webb's Universe - Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Webb's Universe

The Space Telescope Images That Reveal Our Cosmic History
Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
2024
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78929-572-6 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
With mind-blowingly detailed images from the world’s most powerful telescope, Webb's Universe reveals the depths of our cosmos in all its beauty.
The definitive book on the James Webb Space Telescope, including its most stunning images to date, written by space expert Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

Despite the huge advances in space technology in recent decades, much of the universe still remains a source of mystery, often provoking more questions than answers. Keen to follow on from the findings of the Hubble telescope, NASA successfully launched the James Webb Space Telescope in December 2021 to study every phase of the history of our universe.

The first stunningly clear images of the very depths of the universe using Webb’s groundbreaking infrared technology were released in July 2022, forever changing the way we see and understand the origins of our existence. From the never-before-seen bright stars surrounding the cosmic cliffs of the Carina Nebula and the intricate details of dying stars to the first detection of a crucial carbon molecule which forms the foundations of life as we know it, Webb continues to amaze and inform us in equal measure.

Bringing her passion as well as her expert knowledge of space and Webb in particular, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock demystifies these stunning pictures and breaks down the essential science behind each image, explaining what we’re seeing and learning from the world’s most powerful space telescope.

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock DBE is a space scientist, science communicator and BAFTA-nominated television presenter. She started making her first telescope aged thirteen. She completed a degree in Physics at Imperial College London, where she specialized in optics, which later formed part of her PhD. She is Chancellor of the University of Leicester and has won several awards and medals for science communication. In the 2024 New Year Honours list, Maggie was made a Dame. She is the author of numerous books on space and astronomy, including two award-winning children’s books: Dr Maggie’s Grand Tour of the Solar System and Am I Made of Stardust?

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo Full colour photographic images plus b/w diagrams
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 280 mm
Gewicht 1050 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Fotokunst
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Fotografieren / Filmen
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 1-78929-572-6 / 1789295726
ISBN-13 978-1-78929-572-6 / 9781789295726
Zustand Neuware
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