Forces of Nature
Written by Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen
Narrated by Samuel West
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking book accompanies the BBC One TV series, providing the deepest answers to the simplest questions.
How did life on Earth begin?
What is the nature of space and time?
What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds?
Forces of Nature takes you from the mid-Atlantic ridge in Iceland, the volcanoes of Indonesia and the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the manatees off the coast of Florida and the northern lights of the Arctic, in search of the fundamental laws that govern our world.
These universal laws shape everything, from the structure of snowflakes to the elegant spirals of the galaxies. By seeking to understand the everyday world – the colours, structure, behaviour and history of our home – we can step beyond the everyday and approach the Universe beyond.
Think you know our planet?
Think again.
Professor Brian Cox
PROFESSOR BRIAN COX CBE FRS is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. He has worked on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva, the HERA accelerator at DESY, Hamburg and the Tevatron accelerator at Fermilab, Chicago. Cox has written and presented numerous TV series for the BBC, including Wonders of the Solar System, Wonders of the Universe, Wonders of Life, Human Universe, Forces of Nature, The Planets and The Universe. He is also the co-presenter of The Infinite Monkey Cage radio series and podcast. Cox has written numerous bestselling science titles with Jeff Forshaw. For many years, he has lectured the introductory Relativity and Quantum Mechanics course at the University of Manchester, with Jeff Forshaw.
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Reviews for Forces of Nature
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really gets into the technical details and that part of its charm form me. So much to learn from a general perspective comes from this
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is simply a fascinating book by an erudite author. Beautifully written and read. Bravo!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A clear, nicely written overview of the basic processes of living organisms. Beautifully read by a warm intelligent voice.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I think I would like it, only didn't understand most of it. Told in an easy manner it is perhaps light but also deep. I'll try it again.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good detail. The reader is very good as well. Ok
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A treat to listen to, informative and exciting, simply wonderful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Learning a lot about nature and how the world works very interesting
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent and lay spoken language to easy understand. Full of formulas proven theories and ideas. Excellent.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The book caused me to think. Nice job in pointing us to look around.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very good audio book, the content and narrator kept me engaged all the time
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was far less horrible than I expected. Attempts at witticism are cringeworthy but sparse and the literary quotes while abundant are bearable. I've not seen the TV show the book keeps mentioning but going on previous experience it's probably mostly closeups of Brian Cox in gormless wonder.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Again a fascinating book. A bit on the technical side. Full of info.