The Wonder Of Brian Cox The Unauthorised Biography Of The Man Who Brought Science To The Nation

Author : Ben Falk
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781784186227

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Brian Cox - The Unauthorised Biography of the Man Who Brought Science to the Nation by Ben Falk Pdf

Professor Brian Cox is among the best-known physicists in the world. As presenter of hit television series Human Universe, Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe, his affable charm and infectious enthusiasm have brought science to a whole new audience.Born in Lancashire in 1968, Cox was a bright but not brilliant pupil at school. He flourished at university, however, gaining a first-class honours degree and an MPhil in Physics from Manchester University before being awarded his PhD in particle physics in 1998. Alongside his studies, he played keyboards in the band D:Ream, who topped the charts in 1994 with 'Things Can Only Get Better', which was famously used by the Labour Party for its 1997 election campaign.Although an award-winning celebrity TV presenter, Brian Cox remains devoted to scientific research. He is a Royal Society University Research Fellow, an advanced fellow at the University of Manchester, and also works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. In 2010 he was awarded the OBE for his services to science.Featuring exclusive interviews and in-depth research, this book delves into the fascinating universe of the man who single-handedly made physics cool.

Author : Ben Falk
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781784183776

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Brian Cox - The Unauthorised Biography of the Man Who Brought Science to the Nation by Ben Falk Pdf

Professor Brian Cox is among the best-known physicists in the world. As presenter of hit television series Human Universe, Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe, his affable charm and infectious enthusiasm have brought science to a whole new audience. Born in Lancashire in 1968, Cox was a bright but not brilliant pupil at school. He flourished at university, however, gaining a first-class honours degree and an MPhil in PhysiME from Manchester University before being awarded his PhD in particle physiME in 1998. Alongside his studies, he played keyboards in the band D:Ream, who topped the charts in 1994 with 'Things Can Only Get Better', which was famously used by the Labour Party for its 1997 election campaign. Although an award-winning celebrity TV presenter, Brian Cox remains devoted to scientific research. He is a Royal Society University Research Fellow, an advanced fellow at the University of Manchester, and also works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. In 2010 he was awarded the OBE for his services to science. Featuring exclusive interviews and in-depth research, this book delves into the fascinating universe of the man who single-handedly made physiME cool.

Author : Mike Cain
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781472949868

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Teaching for Mastery in Writing by Mike Cain Pdf

Teaching for Mastery in Writing provides a practical approach to developing mastery in writing which helps all primary children to develop their skills and inspires a love of writing. This innovative book follows an approach that integrates mastery into existing teaching sequences – an approach which aims to improve the writing ability of all children, not just the more able. Writing is a tough discipline for children in today's primary schools. The number of skills they are expected to learn is a source of amazement to many adults outside education. It is no easier to teach, not least because of the many and varied demands on schools, including the National Curriculum, SPaG tests, assessment frameworks and inspections. Now, more than ever, it is crucial that teachers focus on helping children become the most effective communicators they can be through the medium of writing. Throughout the book, Mike Cain promotes the importance of a classroom culture characterised by focused talk and reasoning, and provides lots of ideas for challenging children in their writing through the development of key learning dispositions and critical thinking skills.

Author : Professor Brian Cox
Publisher : William Collins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0007559178

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Private Life of the Atom by Professor Brian Cox Pdf

Author : Anna Buckley
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781474607490

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The Life Scientific: Explorers by Anna Buckley Pdf

Inspiring life stories from BBC Radio 4's hit series The Life Scientific 'In showing non-scientists why science offers so many paths to discovery it has no equal' Gillian Reynolds, Telegraph Based on Jim Al-Khalili's ground-breaking interviews, The Life Scientific: Explorers takes science out of its box and introduces us to the men and women who make it happen. The explorers featured in this volume include: Michele Dougherty, the mathematician who persuaded the Cassini mission to Saturn to make a diversion; Richard Fortey on his love of trilobites; Monica Grady, Meteorite Lady; neurosurgeon Henry Marsh on slicing through our thoughts; the Director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis; Jocelyn Bell Burnell describing how she missed out on a Nobel Prize; Brian Cox on quantum mechanics; and Nobel Prize winner John Sulston on why he thought it would be a good idea to sequence the human genome.

Author : Constance Backhouse
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442690851

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Colour-Coded by Constance Backhouse Pdf

Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this conception has been challenged in recent years, it has not been completely dispelled. In Colour-Coded, Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our legal system in the first half of this century, and underscores the damaging legacy of inequality that continues today. Backhouse presents detailed narratives of six court cases, each giving evidence of blatant racism created and enforced through law. The cases focus on Aboriginal, Inuit, Chinese-Canadian, and African-Canadian individuals, taking us from the criminal prosecution of traditional Aboriginal dance to the trial of members of the 'Ku Klux Klan of Kanada.' From thousands of possibilities, Backhouse has selected studies that constitute central moments in the legal history of race in Canada. Her selection also considers a wide range of legal forums, including administrative rulings by municipal councils, criminal trials before police magistrates, and criminal and civil cases heard by the highest courts in the provinces and by the Supreme Court of Canada. The extensive and detailed documentation presented here leaves no doubt that the Canadian legal system played a dominant role in creating and preserving racial discrimination. A central message of this book is that racism is deeply embedded in Canadian history despite Canada's reputation as a raceless society. Winner of the Joseph Brant Award, presented by the Ontario Historical Society

Author : Eric Schlosser
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780547750330

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Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser Pdf

An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.

Author : Unesco
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9231040057

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Sixty Years of Science at UNESCO, 1945-2005 by Unesco Pdf

Written by historians and scientists from all over the world as well as by former and active staff members, this publication gives an inside perspective on the role played by UNESCO in the history of international scienctific co-operation over the past six decades. It is divided into six sections under the headings of: setting the scene, 1945-1965; basic sciences and engineering; environmental sciences; science and society; overviews and analyses; and looking ahead. It also features a list of chronological milestones during this 60-year period.

Author : Brian Cox,Jeff Forshaw
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780786752164

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Why Does E=mc2? by Brian Cox,Jeff Forshaw Pdf

The international bestseller: an introduction to the theory of relativity by the eminent physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw What does E=mc2 actually mean? Dr. Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of twenty-first century science to unpack Einstein's famous equation. Explaining and simplifying notions of energy, mass, and light-while exploding commonly held misconceptions-they demonstrate how the structure of nature itself is contained within this equation. Along the way, we visit the site of one of the largest scientific experiments ever conducted: the now-famous Large Hadron Collider, a gigantic particle accelerator capable of re-creating conditions that existed fractions of a second after the Big Bang. A collaboration between one of the youngest professors in the United Kingdom and a distinguished popular physicist, Why Does E=mc2? is one of the most exciting and accessible explanations of the theory of relativity.

Author : Professor Brian Cox,Andrew Cohen
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780008313470

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The Planets by Professor Brian Cox,Andrew Cohen Pdf

‘So staggering you go “whoa!” every few seconds’ Guardian ‘Really impressive’ Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morning A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.

Author : Peter J. Bowler
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226068664

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Science for All by Peter J. Bowler Pdf

Recent scholarship has revealed that pioneering Victorian scientists endeavored through voluminous writing to raise public interest in science and its implications. But it has generally been assumed that once science became a profession around the turn of the century, this new generation of scientists turned its collective back on public outreach. Science for All debunks this apocryphal notion. Peter J. Bowler surveys the books, serial works, magazines, and newspapers published between 1900 and the outbreak of World War II to show that practicing scientists were very active in writing about their work for a general readership. Science for All argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Scientists found it easy and profitable to write for this audience, Bowler reveals, and because their work was seen as educational, they faced no hostility from their peers. But when admission to colleges and universities became more accessible in the 1960s, this market diminished and professional scientists began to lose interest in writing at the nonspecialist level. Eagerly anticipated by scholars of scientific engagement throughout the ages, Science for All sheds light on our own era and the continuing tension between science and public understanding.

Author : Maureen Paton
Publisher : Random House
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448132645

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Alan Rickman: The Unauthorised Biography by Maureen Paton Pdf

In this revised and updated biography, Maureen Paton encompasses the private, professional and political life of this most enigmatic, charismatic and intensely private of actors.

Author : Andrew Cohen
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780008389338

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The Universe: The book of the BBC TV series presented by Professor Brian Cox by Andrew Cohen Pdf

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.

Author : Alfred Goldberg
Publisher : Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951D02370380C

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Pentagon 9/11 by Alfred Goldberg Pdf

The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, this volume includes unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. It features 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.

Author : Ben Falk
Publisher : Portico
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781910232125

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Robert Downey Jr. by Ben Falk Pdf

The Comeback Kid will be the first biography of Robert Downey Jr. A Detailed and authoritative account of the life, career, stardom and controversy of Robert Downey JR – one of Hollywood’s most popular, and gifted, actors of recent times. A behind-the-scenes look on the making of his most famous and infamous movies, talking to the people closest to him, from actors and directors to those he has encountered during his trips to the dark side. “I’ve always felt like an outsider in this industry. Because I’m so insane I guess.” – Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr’s life isn’t a movie – but it could be. Now one of the biggest box office stars in the world thanks to Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes, he’s come a long way since his early days as a rising actor amidst the Brat Pack of the Eighties, as well as stints on Saturday Night Live and Ally McBeal. His incredible journey has also encompassed prison and drug addiction – experiences which left him just one bad choice away from death. Funny, definitive and entertaining, this is the first book that dares to glimpse inside the psyche of a brilliant and complex icon of our times.