Product Description
'Extremely authoritative. The best book I have read on space travel since Arthur C. Clarke's classic, The Promise of Space.' Marcus ChownIn an era of rapidly developing technology and renewed ambition, the twenty-first century has ushered in an exciting new age of space flight. But what has brought us to this point in our exploration of the universe? And what does the future of space travel hold? From the amazing technology that has enabled us to look beyond the clouds to the possibilities of space tourism, 10 Short Lessons in Space Travel takes a timely look at the essential lessons learned from our voyages into outer space.About the series: The Pocket Einstein series is a collection of essential pocket-sized guides for anyone looking to understand a little more about some of the most relevant science that affects us all in the twenty-first century. Broken down into ten simple lessons and written by leading experts in their field, discover the ten most important takeaways from those areas of science we should all know more about.
Review
A nice, easily digestible read to making your own giant leap into the future. (Nicholas Booth, co-author of The Search for Life on Mars: The Greatest Scientific Detective Story of All Time)
Compact, informative and entertaining - essential reading for any budding astronaut. (Giles Sparrow, author of Hubble: Window on the Universe)
Soon space travel will open itself up to paying members of the public. Parsons' guide is essential reading for would-be astronauts young and old. (Colin Stuart, author of How to Live in Space)
Book Description
As a new age of space exploration dawns, Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel takes a timely look at the ten fundamental lessons in the discoveries and explorations of outer space.
From the Author
As we enter into a new age of space exploration and the launch in 2020 of ESA's
Solar Orbiter and the new Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, as well as Chinese and Indian space initiatives and a new generation of entrepreneurs with their sights on other planets, there's never been a better time to get to grips with this fascinating subject|Expert-led, topical and pocket-sized - the perfect little guide for anyone with a curious mind looking to understand the basics of one of modern science's most relevant subjects|Packed full of easy-to-understand diagrams, pictures and fact boxes, these ten lessons will cover all the basics, as well as the latest understanding and developments, to enlighten the nonscientist|Comp titles: Planets:
A Very Short Introduction (OUP 2010);
Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight Before NASA (Bloomsbury Sigma 2015)
About the Author
Dr Paul Parsons has been a science writer and journalist for over twenty years. He was Editor of BBC Sky at Night magazine and has also written for
New Scientist, the
Guardian,
Daily Telegraph,
Men's Health,
National Geographic and many others. He is the author of several books including
The Science of Doctor Who,
The Periodic Table,
3-Minute Stephen Hawking and
50 Science Ideas You Really Need to Know. He is also a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and a consultant to Guinness World Records.
