by Marcus Chown · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099578017
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«The Magic Furnace» is Marcus Chown's popular science essay, published by Vintage in paperback (240 pages, in English).
The book narrates how scientists discovered the origin of atoms, a story linked to the origin of stars. Chown explains that the elements forming our bodies were forged inside giant stars and dispersed in supernova explosions until becoming part of everything around us.
The full title is «The Magic Furnace: The Search for the Origins of Atoms». The work was published in August 2000.
The book avoids technical language and serves as an introduction to astronomy and physics, aimed at readers interested in popular science.
Marcus Chown is a science writer, journalist and broadcaster, currently cosmology consultant for New Scientist magazine.
