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The Science of Discworld

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen

By Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen

By Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen

By Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen

By Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
Read by Michael Fenton Stevens and Stephen Briggs

By Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
Read by Michael Fenton Stevens and Stephen Briggs

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Part of Science of Discworld Series

Part of Science of Discworld Series

Part of Science of Discworld Series

Paperback $18.00

Jun 03, 2014 | ISBN 9780804168946

Ebook $12.99

Jun 03, 2014 | ISBN 9780804168953

Audiobook Download $22.50

Jun 03, 2014 | 829 Minutes

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    About The Science of Discworld

    Not just another science book and not just another Discworld novella, The Science of Discworld is a creative, mind-bending mash-up of fiction and fact, that offers a wizard’s-eye view of our world that will forever change how you look at the universe.

    Can Unseen University’s eccentric wizards and orangutan Librarian possibly shed any useful light on hard, rational Earthly science? 
     
    In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe is a planet that they name Roundworld. Roundworld is, of course, Earth, and the universe is our own. As the wizards watch their creation grow, Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen use Discworld to examine science from the outside. Interwoven with the Pratchett’s original story are entertaining, enlightening chapters which explain key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on earth, as well as great moments in the history of science.
     

    About The Science of Discworld

    Not just another science book and not just another Discworld novella, The Science of Discworld is a creative, mind-bending mash-up of fiction and fact, that offers a wizard’s-eye view of our world that will forever change how you look at the universe.

    Can Unseen University’s eccentric wizards and orangutan Librarian possibly shed any useful light on hard, rational Earthly science? 
     
    In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe is a planet that they name Roundworld. Roundworld is, of course, Earth, and the universe is our own. As the wizards watch their creation grow, Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen use Discworld to examine science from the outside. Interwoven with the Pratchett’s original story are entertaining, enlightening chapters which explain key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on earth, as well as great moments in the history of science.
     

    About The Science of Discworld

    Not just another science audiobook and not just another Discworld novella, The Science of Discworld is a creative, mind-bending mash-up of fiction and fact, that offers a wizard’s-eye view of our world that will forever change how you look at the universe.

    Can Unseen University’s eccentric wizards and orangutan Librarian possibly shed any useful light on hard, rational Earthly science? 
     
    In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe is a planet that they name Roundworld. Roundworld is, of course, Earth, and the universe is our own. As the wizards watch their creation grow, Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen use Discworld to examine science from the outside. Interwoven with the Pratchett’s original story are entertaining, enlightening chapters which explain key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on earth, as well as great moments in the history of science.
     

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    About Terry Pratchett

    TERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the globally bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Color of Magic, was… More about Terry Pratchett

    About Ian Stewart

    Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and won the Royal Society’s 1995 Michael Faraday Medal… More about Ian Stewart

    About Jack Cohen

    Jack Cohen is a biologist and science writer and long-time collaborator of Ian Stewart’s.

    About Terry Pratchett

    TERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the globally bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Color of Magic, was… More about Terry Pratchett

    About Ian Stewart

    Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and won the Royal Society’s 1995 Michael Faraday Medal… More about Ian Stewart

    About Jack Cohen

    Jack Cohen is a biologist and science writer and long-time collaborator of Ian Stewart’s.

    About Terry Pratchett

    TERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the globally bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Color of Magic, was… More about Terry Pratchett

    About Ian Stewart

    Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and won the Royal Society’s 1995 Michael Faraday Medal… More about Ian Stewart

    About Jack Cohen

    Jack Cohen is a biologist and science writer and long-time collaborator of Ian Stewart’s.

    Product Details

    Category: Contemporary Fantasy

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Anchor
    Jun 03, 2014 | 432 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780804168946

    Category: Contemporary Fantasy

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Anchor
    Jun 03, 2014 | 336 Pages | ISBN 9780804168953

    Category: Contemporary Fantasy | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jun 03, 2014 | 829 Minutes | ISBN 9780804193450
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    Praise

    “For Pratchett and Discworld devotees the volume is, of course, compulsory reading, but even science buffs who would normally eschew anything resembling fantasy will find much here to pique their interests…. The book adds another whimsical episode to Discworld lore and contrasts the magical ‘rules’ of Pratchett’s realm with the human world’s more logic-oriented science.” —Booklist

    “The hard science is as gripping as the fiction.” —The Times (London)

    “An irreverent but genuinely profound romp through the history and philosophy of science, cunningly disguised as a collection of funny stories about wizards and mobile luggage.” —Frontiers
     
    “Terry Pratchett is more than a magician. He is the kindest, most fascinating teacher you ever had.” –Harlan Ellison

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