David Darling Boeken
David Darling is een wetenschapsauteur en astronoom wiens werk duikt in de diepgaande vragen van de kosmos en onze plaats daarin. Hij benadert complexe astronomische concepten met een lyrische stijl, wat een gevoel van verwondering over het universum bevordert. Darling's schrijven maakt de uitgestrektheid van kosmologie en astrofysica toegankelijk en moedigt lezers aan om na te denken over de oneindige mogelijkheden van het bestaan. Zijn onderscheidende stem combineert wetenschappelijke nauwkeurigheid met een diepe filosofische nieuwsgierigheid.
Fans of suspenseful thrillers will be captivated by the gripping narrative that builds tension and leaves readers breathless with shocking cliffhanger reveals. The story promises an intense experience filled with twists that create a desperate urge to uncover the next revelation.
Mayday!
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The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history — ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond — David Darling tells the stories of the true-life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements, and, sometimes, startling folly. Readers will discover outrageous attempts to fly like a bird and fall from the edge of space, as well as meet Napoleonic ballooniste Sophie Blanchard and her daredevil husband, the real “X-Men” who flew the supersonic experimental “X-planes” for the U.S. Air Force, stuntman Lincoln Beachey looping-the-loop in a pinstripe suit, and, of course, The Rocket Man himself: Yves Rossy, who in 2006 was the first person to cross the English Channel using a jet-pack. Eccentric and reckless, Darling’s daring cast of dreamers is guaranteed to entertain and inspire.
The weird and wonderful quest for unfathomably large numbers
Discover the mind-boggling science of the coming apocalypse!
Weirder Maths
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The follow-up to the highly successful Weird Maths takes us deeper into the wonderful weirdness of mathematics
Maths is everywhere, in everything. It’s in the finest margins of modern sport. It’s in the electrical pulses of our hearts and the flight of every bird. It is our key to secret messages, lost languages and perhaps even the shape of the universe of itself. David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee reveal the mathematics at the farthest reaches of our world – from its role in the plots of novels to how animals employ numerical skills to survive. Along the way they explore what makes a genius, why a seemingly simple problem can confound the best and brightest for decades, and what might be the great discovery of the twenty-first century. As Bertrand Russell once said, ‘mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty’. Banerjee and Darling make sure we see it right again.
Rocket Man: And Other Extraordinary Characters in the History of Flight
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Exploring the evolution of flight, this captivating history highlights the real-life adventurers who transformed their dreams of soaring into reality. From the earliest aircraft to space exploration, the narrative showcases remarkable inventions, extraordinary accomplishments, and occasional missteps. David Darling brings to life the awe and ambition that have driven humanity's quest to conquer the skies, offering a blend of inspiration and cautionary tales.
Dazzling popular maths for the curious reader - from one of Britain's, and the world's, cleverest teenagers