Unlocking the Universe [Hardcover] Lucy and Stephen Hawking

Have you ever wondered how our universe began?Or what it takes to put humans on the moon?Do you know what happens in the microscopic world of a life-saving vaccine? What would you do if you could travel through space and time?Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this beautiful collection of up-to-the-minute essays mind-blowing facts and out-of-this-world colour photographs by the worlds leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking himself.This edition features brand-new content from Dr Mary Dobson: Plagues Pandemics and Planetary Health.This unmissable volume was curated by Stephen and Lucy Hawking whose series of childrens books Georges Secret Key was a global hit.Georges stories are punctuated with fascinating real-life facts and insights from leading scientists and now this incredible non-fiction has been collected into one bumper volume with new content from key scientific figures and up-to-the-minute facts and figures for readers in 2021.READERS LOVE UNLOCKING THE UNIVERSE:Despite its scientific content the essays are written in a very accessible style and the many topics investigated which range from the physical explanations of the universe to earth science to robotics and future predictions. Highly recommended for curious minds from around 10 years upwards - Sue Warren BloggerMy 9 y.o. loves this book. Weve previously discussed a lot of the concepts but this seems to answer questions I hadnt thought of but my son wanted to know About the Author STEPHEN HAWKING was a brilliant theoretical physicist generally considered to have been one of the worlds greatest thinkers. He was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and is the author of A Brief History of Time which was an international bestseller. His other books for the general reader include A Briefer History of Time the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universe The Universe in a Nutshell and Brief Answers to the Big Questions.He died on 14 March 2018.LUCY HAWKING is a childrens writer the co-creator of non-fiction compendiumUnlocking the Universe and theGeorge fiction series with her father Stephen Hawking. Lucy is a former journalist having written widely for British newspapers and she gives regular talks about science and stories to audiences all over the world.