by Timothy Ferris · Grijalbo Mondadori · tapa dura · ISBN 9788425328367
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This book by Timothy Ferris, 'The Adventure of the Universe', is a fascinating exploration of the history of astronomy, from Ptolemy's celestial models to modern quantum theory. Ferris narrates the lives of the most charismatic and courageous thinkers who have studied the universe, highlighting their struggles against political and religious preconceptions. A work that combines rigorous research with a captivating narrative, ideal for those interested in science and its evolution over time.
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer. He is best known for Coming of Age in the Milky Way (1988), a history of astronomy which won the Science Writing Award. He also wrote The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report (1997), a popular overview of cosmology. In The Science of Liberty (2010), he argues that scientific thinking played a role in democracy. Ferris has produced three PBS documentaries: The Creation of the Universe (1985), Life Beyond Earth (1999), and Seeing in the Dark (2007). He was a producer of the Voyager Golden Record, a sample of the sights and sounds of Earth sent into space with the Voyager spacecraft.
