Really Big Questions For Daring Thinkers: Space and Time
Over 40 mind-bending facts
Published on 21. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-0350-4765-9 (ISBN)
Description
What's the difference between me, a planet and a star? Does the Universe follow a recipe? If a wardrobe has three dimensions, what is the fourth?
These are some of life's biggest questions, and you are a daring thinker for even thinking about them! So open your mind and prepare to explore some of the biggest, boldest ideas about astrophysics, space and time - from the ridiculously silly to the strikingly serious. Each question in Really Big Questions For Daring Thinkers: Space and Time will unlock new ways of thinking and may lead you to some intriguing answers. If you're daring enough to take on this mind-expanding challenge, then read on!
Written by science communicator and space expert Mark Brake, the easy-to-understand text, intriguing mind-teasers, and incredible thought experiments make this philosophic journey unforgettably fun!
These are some of life's biggest questions, and you are a daring thinker for even thinking about them! So open your mind and prepare to explore some of the biggest, boldest ideas about astrophysics, space and time - from the ridiculously silly to the strikingly serious. Each question in Really Big Questions For Daring Thinkers: Space and Time will unlock new ways of thinking and may lead you to some intriguing answers. If you're daring enough to take on this mind-expanding challenge, then read on!
Written by science communicator and space expert Mark Brake, the easy-to-understand text, intriguing mind-teasers, and incredible thought experiments make this philosophic journey unforgettably fun!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-4765-9 (9781035047659)
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Mark Brake is an author, broadcaster, and communicator of science. He is a former professor at the University of Glamorgan, UK, who writes popular science books. Mark has done science communication work in film, television, and radio on five continents, including work with NASA, Seattle's Science Fiction Museum, and the BBC.
Nishant Choksi is an exciting UK-based illustrator who has created artworks for the Guardian, The Independent, the Times, The Wall Street Journal, NewScientist, and Vodafone.
Together, they worked on the fascinating, fact-filled book, Really Big Questions For Daring Thinkers: Space and Time.
Nishant Choksi is an exciting UK-based illustrator who has created artworks for the Guardian, The Independent, the Times, The Wall Street Journal, NewScientist, and Vodafone.
Together, they worked on the fascinating, fact-filled book, Really Big Questions For Daring Thinkers: Space and Time.