“That dizzying feeling of confusion, if (hopefully) followed by an epiphany of clarity, is the joy of science. If the reader is… — Brian Cox Jeff Forshaw Books Copy Share Image
“If there is one thing we try to teach our students when they first arrive at the University of Manchester, ready to… — Brian Cox Jeff Forshaw First time Copy Share Image
“Perhaps we should not be too surprised that nature sometimes appears counterintuitive to a tribe of observant, carbon-based ape descendants roaming around… — Brian Cox Jeff Forshaw Milky way Copy Share Image
“Imagine that light is shining out from a flashlight. According to common sense, if we run fast enough we could in principle… — Brian Cox Jeff Forshaw Speed of light Copy Share Image
“It’s worth taking a brief pause here to ponder what has happened. Using only Pythagoras’ theorem and Einstein’s assumption about the speed… — Brian Cox Jeff Forshaw Speed of light Copy Share Image
“...Heisenberg removed the conceit that the workings of Nature should necessarily accord with common sense.” — Brian Cox Jeff Forshaw Nature Copy Share Image