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Forces of Nature
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
A Sunday Times best seller.
A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking audiobook accompanies the BBC One TV series, providing the deepest answers to the simplest questions.
'What is motion?'
'Why is every snowflake different?'
'Why is life symmetrical?'
To answer these and many other questions, Professor Brian Cox uncovers some of the most extraordinary natural events on Earth and in the universe and beyond.
From the immensity of the universe and the roundness of Earth to the form of every single snowflake, the forces of nature shape everything we see. Pushed to extremes, the results are astonishing. In seeking to understand the everyday world, the colours, structure, behaviour and history of our home, we develop the knowledge and techniques necessary to step beyond the everyday and approach the universe beyond.
Forces of Nature takes you to the great plains of the Serengeti, the volcanoes of Indonesia and the precipitous cliffs in Nepal to the humpback whales of the Caribbean and the northern lights of the Arctic. Brian will answer questions on Earth that will illuminate our understanding of the universe.
Think you know our planet?
Think again.
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- Thomas Brown
- 12-04-21
Great book - Cox & Cohen deliver great content
Great book, Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen graciously share their knowledge and experiences in the world of science to educate the masses on the universe's greatest mysteries in great bitesize and understandable content.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-04-20
Absolutely superb
Very easy to listen to very educational I now understand quarks and gluons and relativity
Just Brilliant and well read
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- John
- 19-06-18
superb!
Tough going at times for my GCSE level (and very distant) physics but delivered so passionately and entertainingly it kept me engaged to the last.
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- Phil H
- 25-01-19
Concentration required
Most of the audible books don't always require your attention all the time, sure, you can miss a bit of the story, but usually you'll pick it up later.
This book isn't like that. It's not one to listen to while driving for example. It really does need your attention, and if you miss a bit it won't make sense and you'll need to rewind.
That warning aside it's a good book, the narrator does a good job and it nicely explains some of the physics and phenomenons around us. It's nice to understand fictional forces for example. There's little I could say bad about this in reality, just make sure you pick the right time to listen to get the most from it.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-12-21
Great overview of forces of nature with just the right amount of history
Great for non-beginner , non-expert.
Some great historical and social context but still focused always on the science .
PDF (charts, diagrams) etc not needed when listening to audiobook , I made a few notes and googled a few things if it needed a visual .
Same narrator so you never know if you are listening to Brian Cox or Andrew Cohen’s version of events
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- Daniel potts
- 06-06-19
great work
i really enjoyed this audio book and plan to re listen many times to come
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- Matt B
- 29-03-19
Well thought out scientific conclusions
Excellent, really. I loved listening to this book and had many aha moments about "why this happens" or "why is it that colour" etc. Maybe a little scientific for me in places (mathematical formulas mean nothing to me) but still fascinating.
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- Jamie
- 26-06-20
Nature
A thourghly enjoyable book, very interesting. The kind of book that generates more questions to the questions and answer's already in the book. Definitely worth a read /listen (audible).
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- JPhil
- 09-12-17
fantastic book
everyone should listen to this... it's great! a celebration of the beautiful patterns and principles that lie in wait to be discovered by the curious. To understand the rainbow is not to unweave its beauty but to appreciate it more fully.
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- Gunnar Dröge
- 15-08-21
inpirational, beautiful, interesting
Challenging at times, so maybe not for the 10min bus rides, but almost annoyingly witty and fun to follow.
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