Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of Trinity College and Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University. As a member of the UK’s House of Lords and former President of the Royal Society, he is much involved in international science and issues of technological risk. His books include
Our Cosmic Habitat (Princeton),
Just Six Numbers, and
Our Final Hour (published in the UK as
Our Final Century). He lives in Cambridge, UK. Twitter @LordMartinRees
15 Ebooks por Martin Rees
Martin Rees: Our Cosmic Habitat
Our universe seems strangely ”biophilic, ” or hospitable to life. Is this happenstance, providence, or coincidence? According to cosmologist Martin Rees, the answer depends on the answer to another …
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Martin Rees & Paul Parsons: 30-Second Theories
When it comes to big science, very few things are conclusively known. From Quantum Mechanics to Natural Selection, what we have instead are theories – ideas explain why things happen the way they do. …
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Martin Rees: Vor dem Anfang
Gibt es neben unserem noch andere Universen? Wie und wann sind sie entstanden? Welche physikalischen Gesetze herrschen dort? – Die Grundfragen der Kosmologie, beantwortet von Martin Rees, einem der r …
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Thea Bechshoft & Kimberley Brownlee: Cognition Switch #2
Cognition Switch: An Artefact for the Transmission of New Ideas Issue #2: January 2019 Featuring Ideas by: Michael Shermer, Peter Staudenmaier, Sabine Hossenfelder, Kate Raworth, Benjamin G Martin, …
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Martin Rees: Just Six Numbers
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers.How did a single genesis event create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars an …
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Martin Rees: From Here to Infinity
The BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures were given in 2010 by the Astronomer Royal, Professor Martin Rees. In this expanded version of the lectures (doubled in length with new material) Martin Rees shows how …
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François Fressin: 30-Second Astronomy
How hot is Venus? Can you distinguish between a pulsar and a quasar? Is there a universe or a multiverse? Where do we fit into the infinitely grand scheme of things? How do we map the Cosmic Microwav …
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Martin Rees: From Here to Infinity: A Vision for the Future of Science
One of our greatest scientific minds reflects on the role of science in the twenty-first century. In this riveting, eye-opening new book, preeminent astrophysicist Martin Rees charts out the future o …
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Martin Rees: Universe
Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and beyond. Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history o …
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Martin Rees: On the Future
A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled …
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Martin Rees: If Science is to Save Us
There has never been a time when ‘following the science’ has been more important for humanity. At no other point in history have we had such advanced knowledge and technology at our fingertips, nor h …
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Hugh Aldersey-Williams & James Drake: Letters for the Ages Great Scientists
A collection of the most fascinating letters by the world’s greatest scientists.’Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character’ Albert Einste …
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Hugh Aldersey-Williams & James Drake: Letters for the Ages Great Scientists
A collection of the most fascinating letters by the world’s greatest scientists.’Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character’ Albert Einste …
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€18.02
Donald Goldsmith & Martin Rees: End of Astronauts
A History Today Book of the Year A world-renowned astronomer and an esteemed science writer make the provocative argument for space exploration without astronauts.Human journeys into space fill us wi …
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