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Journey by starlight : a time traveler's guide to life, the universe, and everything / Ian Flitcroft, Britt Spencer

Author
Flitcroft, Ian
Additional Titles
Time traveler's guide to life, the universe, and everything
Published
Long Island City, NY : One Peace Books, [2013]
[Gardena, Calif.] : Distributed by SCB Distributors.
Copyright Date
©2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
204 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Spencer, Britt

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Contents
The power of thought -- Light-years, chicken tails, and armpits -- Stars, atoms, and Lego® -- Albert Einstein and the atom bomb -- Let there be light! -- The big bang and the microwave oven -- Dark matter and how wimps may save the universe -- The story of gravity : the weakling, the plague, and the apple -- Isaac Newton's link to Harry Potter and how to weigh a planet -- Exploding stars and why everyone has a little star quality -- Little green men and black holes -- The end of the Dark Ages and the invention of frozen chicken -- A brief history of light -- Why you should never trust a quantum mechanic -- Quantum mechanics for cat lovers : Isaac Newton strikes back -- Clocking the speed of the fastest thing in the universe -- Relatively simple : an easy guide to relativity -- Relatively weird : how to grow younger, shorter, and heavier at the same time -- Yes, but is it true? Albert Einstein's theories under the micrscope -- Life in the galactic suburbs and why news takes so long to get there -- Dear aliens, may we present President Jimmy Carter -- To be or not to be? Is that a planet I see before me? -- If I have seen further : the nose, the moose, and the telescope -- Are there planets around other stars? -- The outer, bigger planets of the solar system -- The inner, smaller planets of the solar system -- A close encounter of the solar kind -- What is life and where did it come from? -- Eating sunlight : the importance of light for life -- Are we alone? Listening for extraterrestrial life -- Why greenhouse gases are good for the planet -- Blue skies, rainbows, and the meaning of life -- More black holes and why the speed of light isn't constant after all -- The curious sensation of being seen -- What happens in your brain and what happened to Albert Einstein's brain -- Albert Einstein's lost secret revealed : the one thing that can travel faster than light.
Summary
"Albert Einstein said his first ideas about relativity came from looking in the mirror as a teenager and wondering what it would be like to travel on a beam of light. This is the story of that journey" -- from publisher's web site.
"Journey By Starlight follows Albert Einstein and his traveling companion through space and time as they travel on a beam of light from a star 3,200 light-years away to Earth. Along the way, Einstein explains the science behind everything from the origins of the universe to the meaning of life, relativity, black holes, quantum mechanics, climate change, evolution vs. intelligent design, and how the brain works, all delivered in fun, easy-to-understand, bite-sized chunks. Based on the popular blog of the same name, Journey by Starlight has been given the graphic novel treatment, pairing the narrative with fantastic, whimsical artwork" -- from publisher's web site.
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ISBN
9781935548232 (pbk.)
1935548239
Note
Includes index.
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