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The Ascent of Gravity
- The Quest to Understand the Force That Explains Everything
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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The Ascent of Gravity
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Publisher's Summary
Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world, yet it is the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be recognised and described, yet it is the least understood. It is a 'force' that keeps your feet on the ground, yet no such force actually exists. Gravity, to steal the words of Winston Churchill, is 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'. And penetrating that enigma promises to answer the biggest questions in science: what is space? What is time? What is the universe? And where did it all come from?
Award-winning writer Marcus Chown takes us on an unforgettable journey from the recognition of the 'force' of gravity in 1666 to the discovery of gravitational waves in 2015. And as we stand on the brink of a seismic revolution in our worldview, he brings us up to speed on the greatest challenge ever to confront physics.
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
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- adam
- 2021-01-13
A deeper understanding
This book gave me a deeper understanding of gravity, the explanation of gravity and how it works. the only thing negative I can say is I didn't like the accents the narrator used.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- jason027
- 2018-10-11
A great story on the history of gravity
I was personally looking for derails on the most current explanations of quantum gravity. This book was more about the history of gravity and the stories of Newton and Einstein, of which it does a nice job I should add. I really wish the narrator didn't attempt to use an accent when quoting. Her American accent sounds like James Dean after suffering a stroke.
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