Book description
The universe is a mind-boggling place, full of things seemingly
too big
and too small
to understand. How can we visualise the minuscule
world of the atom and the vastness
of our galaxy? How can we grasp a billionth of a second
and a billion years
? Or the freezing
point
of Helium and the heat
generated by the blast of an atomic bomb?
David Blatnerà  s solution is to put these and many other à Â
inconceivableà  items on six spectrums à Â- numbers, size, light,
sound, heat and time à Â- that put them into a human perspective. Full
of facts, illustrations and anecdotes, Spectrums proves that we really
can make sense of our extraordinary universe.
Visit spectrums. com for amazing interactive charts, videos and more
I love this book! Blatner is a witty and aweseom tour guide to areas
beyohnd our perceptual horizon David Blatner is internationally known
for his popular science books The Joy of Pi
, The Flying Book
and, most recently, Spectrums
, as well as for his award-winning books for graphic designers. He
lectures worldwide on electronic publishing. More than half-a-million
copies of his books are in print in fourteen languages. He lives with
his family in Seattle.
www. spectrums. com / @spectrumsbook
