Proactive, informative, and free of technical or scientific jargon, origins offers. Hubert reeves astronomy, astrophysics and space science. Hubert reeves born july, 1932, cc goq is a canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science. His explanations of cosmic evolution are filled with analogies to the creative process, and particularly to the work of. Being nonreligious, this book is like the real bible. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hubert reeves books online.
Born in montreal on july, 1932, reeves was drawn to science from an early age, but he also inherited from his family a great love of art and music. Hubert reeves is a canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science. Hubert reeves born july, 1932 is a french canadian astrophysicist. Until now, most of these questions were addressed by religion and philosophy. Hubert reeves ability to make complex and often arcane scientific theories accessible even to young children has made him a familiar figure in the frenchspeaking world.
Speculations on the cosmos, earth and mankind 1st englishlanguage ed. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Origins is one of the most commonly used words in the titles of popular science books. Levolution cosmique science ouverte french edition ebook. Hubert reeves atoms of silence we must nevertheless present all possible interpretations for each observation, so that competing theories can be formulated and defended. Hubert reeves has 64 books on goodreads with 5361 ratings.
This is a nice and easy recount about the origin and evolution of the universe and the story of man on earth. The universe explained to my grandchildren by hubert reeves. However, he doesnt believe that a mozart or a beethoven could be created. Nuclear reactions in stellar surfaces and their relations with stellar evolution. Origins book by yves coppens, hubert reeves, dominique.
Their prime role, according to reeves, is to teach morality, relations with our ancestors and how to live. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. When on a walk with his granddaughter, astrophysicist hubert reeves was immediately assaulted by her questions. In science, as elsewhere, intellectual inertia, the fashions of the moment, the weight of. The first book in french about science that i read. Hubert reeves fait egalement preuve dune grande clairvoyance hermeneutique. Although he insists that i never imagined that i would become a popularizer his success seems almost preordained given his innate gifts as a communicator. He doesnt feel the bible should be taken literally as a book of science.
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