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

(Hardback)

Available Formats

---

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

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.
We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and thats barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And there are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on every planet in the Solar System. But amid all this vastness, the Milky Way Galaxy, our Sun and the Earth are home to the only known life in the Universe at least for now.

With a foreword from Professor Brian Cox, and access to all the latest stunning NASA photography, Andrew Cohen takes readers on a voyage of discovery, via the probes and telescopes exploring the outer reaches of our galaxy, revealing how it was formed and how it will inevitably be destroyed by the enigmatic black hole at its heart. And beyond our galaxy, the expanding Universe, which holds clues to the biggest mystery of all how did it all begin We now know more about those first moments of existence than we ever thought possible, and hidden in this story of how it all began are the clues to the fate of the Universe itself and everything in it.

Reviews

Wonderful in every sense Guardian

I wish Brian Cox had been my physics teacher The Times

Undeniably beautiful Daily Mail

Engaging and elucidating Metro

[The Universe] looks spectacular and the science is mind-boggling Telegraph

Praise for The Planets by Andrew Cohen and Professor Brian Cox:

So staggering you go whoa! every few seconds Cox is the Attenborough of the Solar System Guardian

Spectacular. [Coxs] ability to convey maximum information in a clear and minimalist style is so softly winning and persuasive Sunday Times

Professor Brian Cox continues to boggle our minds Daily Mail

It was life affirming, it was perspective shifting. It was beautifully made Fearne Cotton, The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Radio 2

Amazing work Emma Barnett, Adrian Chiles, Radio 5 Live

Starry-eyed Brian Cox is the only man for this job The Times

Wow Evening Standard

The professor makes us marvel at life on Earth iNews

Excellent a blend of enjoyable, accessible science and dreamlike wonder The Times

Brian Cox breathes life into science again breath-taking Guardian

Fascinating Good science Observer

Extraordinary at its best magically fascinating and full of vast, weird drama Radio Times

Praise for Professor Brian Cox:

Coxs romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story, too Guardian

He bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things Independent

If you didnt utter a wow watching the TV, you will while reading the book The Times

Engaging, ambitious and creative Guardian

Author Bio

Andrew Cohen is Head of the BBC Science Unit and the Executive Producer of the BBC series Planets. He has been responsible for a wide range of science documentaries, including the Wonders trilogy, Human Universe, Forces of Nature and Stargazing Live. He lives in London with his wife and three children. 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.