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OverviewAt 7.14 a.m. on 30 June 1908 a huge fireball exploded in the Siberian sky. A thousand times the force of the Hiroshima bomb, it flattened an area of remote Tunguska forest bigger than Greater London, forming a mushroom cloud that almost reached into space. Six hundred kilometres away, the Trans-Siberian Express rattled wildly on its newly built tracks. Tremors registered in distant St Petersburg, and the unusually bright night skies seen across England over the next few nights prompted letters to The Times. A century on, and no-one knows for sure what really happened. Suspects range from comets or mini black holes into the realms of sci-fi and conspiracy: a laser beam fired by extra-terrestrials or an early nuclear experiment. Surendra Verma tells the incredible story of the Fireball and of the scientists and charlatans alike who have been seduced by it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Surendra VermaPublisher: Icon Books Imprint: Icon Books Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.00cm Weight: 0.270kg ISBN: 9781840467284ISBN 10: 1840467282 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 02 March 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSurendra Verma is a science writer and journalist based since 1970 in Melbourne, Australia. His Little Book of Scientific Principles, Theories and Things was published by 2005 by New Holland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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