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Gribbin John

John Gribbin’s numerous bestselling books include In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat, The Universe: A Biography, and 13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex, and was described as ‘one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around’ by the Spectator.

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Ten Tantalising Truths: Why the Sky is Blue, and other Big Answers to Simple Questions
Obvious questions do not always have obvious answers. John Gribbin is known for giving us simple ex...
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Impossible, Possible, and Improbable: Science Stranger Than Fiction
'Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing' Jim Al-Khalili A scintillating...
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On the Origin of Evolution: Tracing ‘Darwin’s Dangerous Idea’ from Aristotle to DNA
The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the...
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Eight Improbable Possibilities: The Mystery of the Moon, and Other Implausible Scientific Truths
'Gribbin casts a wide net and displays his breadth of knowledge in packing a lot into each chapter ....
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Quantum Computing from Colossus to Qubits: The History, Theory, and Application of a Revolutionary Science
The revolution is here. In breakthrough after breakthrough, pioneering physicists are unlocking a ne...
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Impossible, Possible, and Improbable: Science Stranger Than Fiction
A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everythin...
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Nine Musings on Time: Science Fiction, Science Fact, and the Truth About Time Travel
Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible? Surprisingly, time t...
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Seven Pillars of Science: The Incredible Lightness of Ice, and Other Scientific Surprises
These 'pillars of science' also defy common sense. For example, solid things are mostly empty space,...
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Eight Improbable Possibilities: The Mystery of the Moon, and Other Implausible Scientific Truths
A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science. Echoing Sherlock Holmes' fam...
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Six Impossible Things: The ‘Quanta of Solace’ and the Mysteries of the Subatomic World
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019.   ‘An accessible pri...
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Richard Feynman: A Life in Science
One hundred years on from his birth, and 30 since his death, Richard Feynman’s discoveries in modern...
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