The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: With an Introduction by Philip Pullman - Softcover

Gribbin, Mary; Gribbin, John

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9780340884621: The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: With an Introduction by Philip Pullman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340884622 ISBN 13: 9780340884621

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books, 2004

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With an introduction by Philip Pullman.

Award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal how Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) is rooted in astonishing scientific truth. Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, they answer fascinating questions such as: Could parallel worlds like Will's and Lyra's really exist? How does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra's hair? and, of course, What are the Dark Materials?

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Review:

essential for fans of the increasingly popular epic. It not only answers fascinating questions about quantum physics and whether parallel worlds exist but is also an essential reference book in itself. (What's On)

Mary and John Gribbin write with great clarity (The Guardian)

fascinating and accessible....Written passionately and with an enchanting level of clarity (Ink)

The authors...have a talent for expressing ideas in clear, simple language, and for finding good analogies for complex ideas. (TES)

any Pullman fan will be spellbound (The Observatory magazine)

Book Description:

The amazing true science behind the fiction!

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