How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch
05 August 2021
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
‘If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.’ - Carl Sagan
Inspired by Sagan’s famous line, How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch is a brilliantly accessible introduction to today’s physics by academic and educator Harry Cliff.
‘A fascinating exploration of how we learned what matter really is, and the journey matter takes...
Details
05 August 2021
698 minutes
9781529026238
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Cliff's engaging and personable writing style, along with his infectious enthusiasm, follows in the best traditions of Feynman and Sagan . . . a page-turner.Jim Al-Khalili
Witty, approachable and captivating . . . Every time you eat a pie, you'll find yourself contemplating the universe and why exactly there is one in the first place - a wild ride through the remarkable adventures and thoughts that have led to a species beginning to work out why it is and why everything else is too.Robin Ince
A fascinating exploration of how we learned what matter really is, and the journey matter takes from the Big Bang, through exploding stars, ultimately to you and me.Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
A delightfully fresh and accessible approach to one of the great quests of science . . . Harry Cliff has found a recipe for an easily digestible approach to this subject, and the results go down a treat.Graham Farmelo, author of The Strangest Man