With an introduction by Philip Pullman, award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal how Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy ( Northern Lights , The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass ) is rooted in astonishing scientific truth. Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, they answer fascinating questions such as: Could parallel worlds like Will's and Lyra's really exist? How does Will's subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra's hair? and, of course, What are the Dark Materials?
John Gribbin is an internationally successful science writer and broadcaster whose many books for adults include In Search of Schrodinger's Cat, Almost Everyone's Guide to Science, Q is for Quantum and Science: A History. His wife Mary is a teacher with a special gift for communicating difficult concepts. They have co-written several titles for adults and children - the latter include Time and the Universe, winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award (Hodder), Eyewitness Time and Space (DK) and Big Numbers (Icon).
Title: The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
Author: Gribbin, John, Gribbin, Mary
ISBN: 9780340881590
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Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Publication Date: 2003-11-13
Number of Pages: 208
Weight: 0.3993 kg
'essential for fans of the increasingly popular epic. It not only answers fascinating questions about quantum physics and whether parallel worlds exist but is also an essential reference book in itself.' -- What's On 20031203 'Mary and John Gribbin write with great clarity' -- The Guardian 20031108 'fascinating and accessible...Written passionately and with an enchanting level of clarity' -- Ink 20040101 'The authors...have a talent for expressing ideas in clear, simple language, and for finding good analogies for complex ideas.' -- TES 20040102 'any Pullman fan will be spellbound' -- The Observatory magazine 20040601
