TPSD00-11 Terry Pratchett - The Science of Discworld.nfo
General Information
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Title: The Science of Discworld
Author: Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen
Read By: Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs
Copyright: 1999
Audiobook Copyright: 2014
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Random House
Series Name: Discworld
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Digital
Source: Overdrive WMA
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 11
Total Duration: 13:48:13
Total MP3 Size: 379.25
Parity Archive: No
Ripped By: 3j
Ripped With: SoundTaxi
Encoded With: LAME
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 22050 Hz Mono
ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Publisher's Summary
Not just another science audiobook and not just another Discworld novella,
The Science of Discworld is a creative, mind-bending mash-up of fiction
and fact, that offers a wizard's-eye view of our world that will forever
change how you look at the universe.
Can Unseen University's eccentric wizards and orangutan Librarian possibly
shed any useful light on hard, rational Earthly science?
In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have
accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe is a planet
that they name Roundworld. Roundworld is, of course, Earth, and the
universe is our own. As the wizards watch their creation grow, Terry
Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen use
Discworld to examine science from the outside. Interwoven with the Pratchett's
original story are entertaining, enlightening chapters which explain
key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution
of life on Earth, as well as great moments in the history of science.-
What the Critics Say
"For Pratchett and Discworld devotees the volume is, of course, compulsory
reading, but even science buffs who would normally eschew anything resembling
fantasy will find much here to pique their interests.... The book adds
another whimsical episode to Discworld lore and contrasts the magical
science." (Booklist)
"The hard science is as gripping as the fiction." (The Times of London)-
"An irreverent but genuinely profound romp through the history and philosophy
of science, cunningly disguised as a collection of funny stories about
wizards and mobile luggage." (Frontiers)
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