Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2019-10-03
Books mentioned on StarTalk @ NY Comic Con: It’s About Time! (Brian Greene & Neil deGrasse Tyson)
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland
Mr.
Discussed“- Oh you mean "Mr. Tompkins Wonderland." - Yeah, "Mr. Tompkins Wonderland."”
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Mr. Tompkins in paperback
Mr.
Discussed“Where he changed the values of the constants. - Oh you mean "Mr. Tompkins Wonderland." - Yeah, "Mr. Tompkins Wonderland."”
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Flatland
Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott is a classic nineteenth-century novella that uses a satirical two-dimensional world to explore higher spatial dimensions and societal norms.
Discussed“- It's like the book "Flatland," right? Same kind of idea? - It's a version of that, yes exactly right.”
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Mars
Discussed“And he published his books on this. First book was titled "Mars." Next one "Mars and its Canals." And he has maps of the surface of Mars with canals connecting nodes to the poles.”
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Mars and Its Canals
Discussed“And he published his books on this. First book was titled "Mars." Next one "Mars and its Canals." And he has maps of the surface of Mars with canals connecting nodes to the poles.”
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The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds by H.
Discussed“Within a few years of this, H.G. Wells wrote "War of the Worlds." (audience cheers) Inspired by those observations.”
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The elegant universe
“Oh, by the way, Brian, you know, had three best selling books about this stuff, okay? Among them, "The Fabric of the Universe", "Fabric of the Cosmos", "The Elegant Universe", and, your third of those was what?”
Own book The fabric of the cosmos
“Oh, by the way, Brian, you know, had three best selling books about this stuff, okay? Among them, "The Fabric of the Universe", "Fabric of the Cosmos", "The Elegant Universe", and, your third of those was what?”
Passing The elegant universe
“Among them, "The Fabric of the Universe", "Fabric of the Cosmos", "The Elegant Universe", and, your third of those was what?”
Passing The fabric of the cosmos
“Among them, "The Fabric of the Universe", "Fabric of the Cosmos", "The Elegant Universe", and, your third of those was what?”
Own book The Hidden Reality
“- "The Hidden Reality." - "The Hidden Reality," thank you, thank you.”