Space Educators & Influencers
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Books by splitShops George and the Big Bang - Hardcover
Report copyright infringementby Stephen Hawking (Author), Lucy Hawking (Author), Garry Parsons (Illustrator)Explore how the universe began--and thwart evil along the way--in this cosmic adventure from Stephen and Lucy Hawking that includes a graphic novel. George has problems. He has twin baby sisters at home who demand his parents' attention. His beloved pig Freddy has been exiled to a farm, where he's miserable. And worst of all, his best friend, Annie, has made a new friend whom she seems to like more than George. So George jumps at the chance to help Eric with his plans to run a big experiment in Switzerland that seeks to explore the earliest moment of the universe. But there is a conspiracy afoot, and a group of evildoers is planning to sabotage the experiment. Can George repair his friendship with Annie and piece together the clues before Eric's experiment is destroyed forever? This engaging adventure features essays by Professor Stephen Hawking and other eminent physicists about the origins of the universe and ends with a twenty-page graphic novel that explains how the Big Bang happened--in reverse!Author BiographyStephen Hawking was a brilliant theoretical physicist and is generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and is the author of A Brief History of Time, which was an international bestseller. His other books for general readers include A Briefer History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design, and Black Holes: The BBC Reith Lectures, as well as the books in the George's Secret Key series. He died in 2018. Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking's daughter, is a journalist and novelist. She is the coauthor of the George's Secret Key series for kids, as well as the author of the adult novels Jaded and Run for Your Life. She lives in Cambridge with her son. Garry Parsons is the award-winning illustrator of many books, including George's Secret Key to the Universe, George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt, George and the Big Bang, George and the Unbreakable Code, and George and the Blue Moon by Lucy and Stephen Hawking; Billy's Bucket by Kes Gray; and What's Cool About School by Kate Agnew. He lives in London. Visit him at GarryParsons.co.uk. Number of Pages: 336 Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.6 x 6.1 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 28, 2012 Accelerated Reader: Quiz Name: George and the Big Bang Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8 Reading Level: 6.6 Point Value: 8
$22.99
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Books by splitShops On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy - Paperback
Report copyright infringementby Stephen Hawking (Author)World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's great thinkers traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each figure built upon the genius of his predecessors. On the Shoulders of Giants includes, in their entirety, On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World, and Rudolphine Tables by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five critical essays and a biography of each featured physicist, written by Hawking himself.Author BiographyStephen Hawking was one of the most highly celebrated and recognized scientists who has ever lived. He first came to mainstream prominence with the publication of A Brief History of Time, and followed with a second triumph, The Universe in a Nutshell, and most recently, The Grand Design. The media has called Hawking "the most intelligent man in the world today" and "the scientific heir to Einstein, Newton, and Galileo." He lived in Cambridge, England. Number of Pages: 1264 Dimensions: 2.28 x 9.03 x 5.71 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: December 25, 2003
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Miakarts Books Cosmos by Carl Sagan
This is a new copy of Cosmos by Carl Sagan, published by Miakarts Books. The book explores the history of astronomy, the origins of the universe, and humanity's place in the cosmos. Format: Print book ISBN: 9780345539434 Publisher: Miakarts Books Author: Carl Sagan Condition: New Genre: Education, Hobbies & interests This edition is suitable for readers interested in science, astronomy, and the natural world.
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Books by splitShops Contact - Paperback
Report copyright infringementby Carl Sagan (Author)The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cosmos and renowned astronomer Carl Sagan's international bestseller about the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space remains the "greatest adventure of all time" (Associated Press).The future is here...in an adventure of cosmic dimension. When a signal is discovered that seems to come from far beyond our solar system, a multinational team of scientists decides to find the source. What follows is an eye-opening journey out to the stars to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who--or what--is out there? Why are they watching us? And what do they want with us? One of the best science fiction novels about communication with extraterrestrial intelligent beings, Contact is a "stunning and satisfying" (Los Angeles Times) classic. Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 1.1 x 8 x 5.3 IN Publication Date: February 26, 2019 Accelerated Reader: Quiz Name: Contact Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12 Reading Level: 9.4 Point Value: 23
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Books by splitShops Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space - Paperback
Report copyright infringementby Carl Sagan (Author), Ann Druyan (Author)"Fascinating . . . memorable . . . revealing . . . perhaps the best of Carl Sagan's books."--The Washington Post Book World (front page review) In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time. Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier--space. In Pale Blue Dot, Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race. "Takes readers far beyond Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity's future in the stars."--Chicago Tribune Front JacketFASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S BOOKS.--The Washington Post Book World (front page review) In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time. Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier--space. In Pale Blue Dot Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race. "TAKES READERS FAR BEYOND Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity's future in the stars."--Chicago TribuneAuthor BiographyCarl Sagan served as the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo spacecraft expeditions, for which he received the NASA Medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and (twice) for Distinguished Public Service. His Emmy- and Peabody-winning television series, Cosmos, became the most widely watched series in the history of American public television. The accompanying book, also called Cosmos, is one of the bestselling science books ever published in the English language. Dr. Sagan received the Pulitzer Prize, the Oersted Medal, and many other awards--including twenty honorary degrees from American colleges and universities--for his contributions to science, literature, education, and the preservation of the environment. In their posthumous award to Dr. Sagan of their highest honor, the National Science Foundation declared that his "research transformed planetary science . . . his gifts to mankind were infinite." Dr. Sagan died on December 20, 1996. Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 0.82 x 8.29 x 5.49 IN Publication Date: September 08, 1997
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Yugen Handmade Voyager Golden Record Double-Sided Necklace
This double-sided antique bronze necklace is a celebration of our humanity and species as a whole, with the design of the Golden Record from the Voyager Probe launched by Carl Sagan and his team in 1977 into the vast ocean of space. The gold disc includes music, scientific thought, language, directions, anatomy - tiny pieces to the complicated human puzzle in hopes that one day we may communicate with others and let our presence be known in the cosmos. Learn more about this beautiful project here. As seen on IFLS! Want to round out the look? Grab the complementing earrings here. "This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings." Size & Materials Pendant size: 3/4" (20mm)Chain length: 18" (46cm)Materials: Rhodium plated brass, glass
$35.00
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Yugen Handmade Earth and Moon Layered Space Necklace
Jewelry inspired by the Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan is a must-have! You can wear his celestial poetry. A layered necklace with our planet Earth in the larger bezel pendant being orbited by the free flowing moon in a smaller bezel pendant. “Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a Sunbeam." - Carl Sagan Size & Materials Earth Pendant size: 1/2" (14mm)Moon Pendant size: 3/8" (10mm)Chain length: 18" (46cm)Materials: Rhodium plated brass, glass
$38.00
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Yugen Handmade Voyager Golden Record Earrings
This pair of antique bronze earrings, available as studs or lever-back dangles, is a celebration of our humanity and species as a whole, with the design of the Golden Record from the Voyager Probe launched by Carl Sagan and his team in 1977 into the vast ocean of space. Each pair is mis-matched, including both sides of the record (one earring has one side of the record, the other earring features the other side of the record.) Learn more about this beautiful project here. Want to round out the look? Find the complementing necklace here. "This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings." Size & Materials Image size: 1/2" (12mm)Earring type: Stud/Leverback or Post/StudMaterials: Rhodium plated brass, glass
$28.00
