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How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch: In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe

How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch: In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe

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How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch is a book that explores the universe, matter, and the first moments of the world we inhabit. It is written by TED Talk speaker and academic Harry Cliff and offers readers a front-row seat to the most dramatic journey human beings have ever embarked on.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 23 June 2022
Publisher: Pan Macmillan


Inspired by Sagans famous line, How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch sets out on a journey to unearth everything we know about our universe: how it started, how we found out, and what we still have left to discover.


Witty, approachable, and captivating, Robin Ince praises How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch as a fascinating exploration of how we learned what matter really is.


A fascinating exploration of how we learned what matter really is, Sean Carroll commends How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch as a must-read for anyone interested in the most dramatic journey human beings have ever embarked on.


Will we ever be able to understand the very first moments of the world we inhabit? What is matter really made of? How did anything survive the fearsome heat of the Big Bang?


In pursuit of answers, we meet the scientists, astronomers, and philosophers who brought us to our present understanding of the world, offering readers a front-row seat to the most dramatic journey human beings have ever embarked on.


TED Talk speaker and academic Harry Cliff presents How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch as an essential, fresh, and funny guide to how we got to where we are now and what we have to come.


A delightfully fresh and accessible approach to one of the great quests of science, Graham Farmelo praises How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch as a must-read for anyone interested in the mysteries of our universe.


Lays out not just what we know, but how we found out (and what is left to be discovered), Katie Mack commends How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch as a valuable resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of the world.

Weight: 282g
Dimension: 130 x 196 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529026214

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