The Universe Through the Eyes of Hubble

01.01.2014

Englisch

9783319027227

Springer International Publishing

Nein

Oli Usher

178

Gebundene Ausgabe

Lars Lindberg Christensen is an award-winning science communication specialist heading the European Southern Observatory Education and Public Outreach Department for ESO’s part of ALMA, E-ELT and ESA’s part of the Hubble Space Telescope. He obtained his Master’s Degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and has more than 100 publications to his credit, most of them in popular science communication and its theory. Lars is Press Officer for the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the Executive producer and director of three astronomy documentaries. Oli Usher is a London-based science writer, who specializes in astronomy and space science. He has worked in public outreach for a range of scientific organizations including ESA, ESO and University College London, where he currently manages the communications and public outreach activities of the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. He studied history of science and science communication at UCL and the University of Cambridge, and has also worked as a magazine journalist.

WNX - Astronomie und Raumfahrt: Sachbuch PG - Astronomie, Raum und Zeit AJ - Fotografie

Origins: History of the Hubble Space Telescope.- Spaceship Hubble.- How Hubble Sees.- Planetary Systems.- Stars and Nebulae.- Galaxies.- Black Holes.- The Dark Cosmos.- Cosmic Archaeology.- Optical Illusions.- Hubble's Future.- Appendices.

304 mm

25.4 cm