We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What Everyday Things Tell Us About the Universe (2009)

by Marcus Chown

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A hugely accessible exploration of the science of the everyday world around us.

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Interesting book. very complex in parts. (

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PDCRead | Apr 6, 2020 |

These are okay, just not very helpful to me ( might be to someone else ) (

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Baku-X | Jan 10, 2017 |

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BakuDreamer | Sep 7, 2013 |

Advanced scientific and quantum concepts explained beautifully. Really enjoyed it and found it very helpful. (

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Helen.Callaghan | Apr 2, 2013 |

Yet another good choice of vehicle by which non-science-oriented people could journey to a qualitative overall knowledge of quantum physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. The problem, of course, is getting them to realize they should want to get there. A few new ideas for science-oriented people too, and a few statements they might regard as erroneous.

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Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize (Shortlist – General – 2010)

Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize (Shortlist – 2010)

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Canonical title

We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What Everyday Things Tell Us About the Universe

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Alternative titles

The Matchbox That Ate a Forty-Ton Truck: What Everyday Things Tell Us About the Universe

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2009

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Epigraph

'To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.'William Blake
('Auguries of Innocence')

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To Karen and Jo,
With love, Marcus

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It is night-time and it is raining.

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We Need to Talk About Kelvin is the original UK title; The Matchbox That Ate a Forty Ton Truck is the US title

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