Webb's Universe - Maggie Aderin-Pocock

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Auteur(s) : Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Editeur : Michael O'mara Books Ltd

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/10/2024

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 224

Dimensions : 28.4 x 22.6 x 2.7

ISBN : 9781789295726

Résumé :

The definitive book on the James Webb Space Telescope, including its most stunning images to date, written by space expert Dr Maggie Aderin.

Despite the huge advances in space technology in recent decades, much of the universe still remains a source of mystery, often provoking more questions than answers. Keen to follow on from the findings of the Hubble telescope, NASA successfully launched the James Webb Space Telescope in December 2021 to study every phase of the history of our universe.

The first stunningly clear images of the very depths of the universe using Webb's groundbreaking infrared technology were released in July 2022, forever changing the way we see and understand the origins of our existence. From the never-before-seen bright stars surrounding the cosmic cliffs of the Carina Nebula and the intricate details of dying stars to the first detection of a crucial carbon molecule which forms the foundations of life as we know it, Webb continues to amaze and inform us in equal measure.

Bringing her passion as well as her expert knowledge of space and Webb in particular, Dr Maggie Aderin demystifies these stunning pictures and breaks down the essential science behind each image, explaining what we're seeing and learning from the world's most powerful space telescope.

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Biographie:
Dame Maggie Aderin PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science and demonstrating that you 'don't need a brain the size of a small planet' to understand it. She is a BAFTA-nominated TV presenter, co-hosting the world's longest-running science television programme The Sky at Night and delivering the 2025 RI Christmas lectures. Maggie also won the Institute of Physics gold medal for exceptional services to science education and physics communication and was made a Dame in the 2023 New Year's Honours list....

Sommaire:

Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you 'don't need a brain the size of a small planet' to understand, participate in and enjoy science.

She studied at Imperial College London, where she obtained her degree in Physics and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. She has spent her career making novel, bespoke instrumentation in both the industrial and academic environments including working on the James Webb Space Telescope and various satellite monitoring climate change.

To further share her passion for science, in 2004 Maggie founded Science Innovation Ltd. Through this company she conducts public engagement activities, sharing her love of space and encouraging underrepresented communities to take up STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. To date Maggie has directly spoken to well over 600,000 people around the world. As well as public speaking she is a Bafta-nominated TV presenter, co-hosting the world's longest-running science television program The Sky at Night.

Her recent children's book Am I Made of Stardust? won the Royal Society book prize. Maggie also won the Institute of Physics gold medal for exceptional services to science education and physics communication...