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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: George Johnson , Stephen BowlbyPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing ISBN: 9798212001571Publication Date: 23 August 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAn elegant and absorbing account of a signal event in humanity's discovery of the deeper cosmos. -- Timothy Ferris, author of The Science of Liberty Illuminating. -- New York Times Johnson paints a luminous portrait of Leavitt and shows how her patient work sparked an explosion of astronomical creativity. -- Discover Magazine The well-known science writer George Johnson fashions a fascinating picture of Miss Leavitt's life...His grace in bringing her to life is matched by his lucidity in explaining difficult scientific concepts. -- Scientific American Author InformationGeorge Johnson writes regularly about science for the New York Times. He has also written for National Geographic, Slate, Discover, Scientific American, Wired, and The Atlantic, and his work has been included in the Best American Science Writing. A former Alicia Patterson fellow, he has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his books were twice finalists for the Royal Society's book prize. He is a cohost of Science Faction on bloggingheads.tv and writes the blog Fire in the Mind for Discover. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Stephen Bowlby, a lifelong performer and filmmaker, loves bringing ideas to life in ways that entertain, inviting both action and reflection. With a career in writing, directing, and film editing, he infuses his narration with a strong sense of story. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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