Emma Chapman

First Light

Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, Revised Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Light opens a window into a previously dark and secret time in our Universe's history â the time when the first stars were born.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Revised ed
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 126mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 228g
• ISBN-13: 9781399427432
• ISBN-10: 1399427431
• Artikelnr.: 73494991

Autorenporträt

Emma Chapman is a Royal Society research fellow based at the University of Nottingham. She has been the recipient of multiple commendations and prizes, including the 2018 Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship and STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, as well as the Institute of Physics Jocelyn Bell Burnell Prize and the Royal Society Athena Medal. Emma is a respected commentator on astrophysical matters and regularly contributes to the Guardian and BBC radio, and speaks at public events.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Over the Rainbow
2: Where is Population III?
3: The Small Bang
4: A Lucky Cloud of Gas
5: The Dark Ages
6: Fragmenting Stars
7: Stellar Archaeology
8: Galactic Cannibalism
9: The Cosmic Dusk
10. The First Galaxies
11: The Epoch of Reionisation
12: Unknown Unknowns
References
Acknowledgements
Index

Rezensionen

Throughout First Light, Chapman's authenticity and humour shine through … In short, this is a charming book that is as fun to read as it is informative, making it as ideal for the casual reader as for those with an existing understanding of the field.