In Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Timothy Ferris uses his unique blend of rigorous research and captivating narrative skill to draw us into the lives and minds of these extraordinary figures, creating a landmark work of scientific history. They have included some of the most charismatic, courageous, and idiosyncratic thinkers of all time. Timothy Ferris This Study Guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Coming of Age in the Milky Way. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds us, those who study the universe have had to struggle against political and religious preconceptions. This book is sure to be as controversial as it is elegant.From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. The Minds Sky is a dazzling and provocative synthesis of inner and outer space. He makes us think big thoughts.-Jonathan Weiner, author of The Next 100 Years and Planet Earth One of our best and most imaginative writers, Timothy Ferris has never been afraid to tackle big themes. including The Science of Liberty (2010) and Coming of Age in the Milky Way (1988), for which he was awarded the American Institute of Physics Prize and. by Timothy Ferris See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.69 Paperback 3.99 - 4.69 Unknown Binding 6.09 School & Library Binding - Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good 4.69 Good 4.19 Acceptable 3.99 New Unavailable See All 8 Editions from 3.99 Selected Format: Paperback Condition: Very Good 4.69 Save 10.
Ferris illuminates (among other matters) the mysteries of laughter, nirvana, common sense, and Joe Montana. What a sense of humility in the face of mystery-the spirit of Ulysses, as Tennyson put it, determined to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield-and sense of poetry too!-John Archibald Wheeler, physicist, Princeton University A few chapters into this wonderful book I suddenly realized that I was taking wider views of my own minds sky than I have enjoyed in a long time. Praise for The Minds Sky It is a joy to read The Minds Sky. Book Synopsis The bestselling author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way delivers fascinating essays on the human mind, the search for extraterrestrial (and thus nonhuman) intelligence, comet strikes as a source of species extinction, near-death experiences, apocalyptic prophecies, information theory, and the origin of laughter. About the Book The bestselling author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way brilliantly synthesizes inner and outer space, brain-mind science and SETI in this penetrating examination of the universe.
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