Marcus Chown

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Marcus Chown is a British physicist and science writer .

Life

After studying physics, Chown worked at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena . He later began writing scientific and popular science articles in magazines and books. His first book Afterglow of Creation. From the Fireball to the Discovery of Cosmic Ripples was the UK's most widely read popular science publication after Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time . Chown works as a writer and consultant on cosmological issues for the New Scientist . Marcus Chown lives near London.

Publications

  • Afterglow of Creation. From the Fireball to the Discovery of Cosmic Ripples. University Science Books, Sausalito, Calif. 1996, ISBN 0-935702-40-7 .
  • The Magic Furnace: The search for the origin of atoms. Jonathan Cape, London 1999, ISBN 0-224-04206-8 .
    English: The search for the origin of the atoms. How and by whom the universe was deciphered. Translated from the English by Kurt Neff. Matrix, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-28-2 .
  • The Universe Next Door: Twelve mind-blowing ideas from the cutting edge of science. Headline, London 2002, ISBN 0747234965 .
    German: The universe next door. Revolutionary ideas in astrophysics. Translated from the English by Susanne Aeckerle. dtv, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3423243650 .
  • Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You. A guide to the universe. Faber & Faber, London 2005, ISBN 978-0-571-23546-9 .
    German: Why God throws the dice. About "schizophrenic atoms" and other oddities from the quantum world. Translated from the English by Kurt Neff. dtv, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-423-24484-4 ( pp. 1–20 , PDF; 268 kB).
  • The Never-Ending Days of Being Dead: Dispatches from the Front Line of Science. Faber & Faber, London 2007, ISBN 978-057122056-4 .
    German: The Universe and Eternal Life. New answers to elementary questions. Translated from the English by Friedrich Griese. dtv, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-423-24712-2 ( pp. 1–20 , PDF; 276 kB).
  • We Need To Talk About Kelvin. What Everyday Things Tell Us About The Universe. Faber & Faber, London 2009, ISBN 978-0571244010 .
    German: Intelligent Life in the Universe. What we can learn about physics in everyday life. Translated from the English by Kurt Neff. dtv, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-423-24802-0 .
  • Solar System: A Visual Exploration of All the Planets, Moons and Other Heavenly Bodies that Orbit Our Sun. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York 2011, ISBN 978-157912885-2 .
    German: The solar system. A journey of discovery to all planets, moons and other celestial bodies that revolve around our sun. Torch bearer, Hannover 2012, ISBN 978-3-7716-4501-4 .
  • with Govert Schilling: Tweeting the Universe: Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas. Faber & Faber, London 2011, ISBN 978-057127843-5 .
    English: Tweeting the Universe. Short sentences about big ideas. dtv, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3423249553 .
  • What a Wonderful World: One Man's Attempt to Explain the Big Stuff. Faber & Faber, London 2013, ISBN 978-0571278398 .

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personal data
SURNAME Chown, Marcus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British science writer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century