The Cosmic Machine

The Science That Runs Our Universe and the Story Behind It.

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Pub Date 01 Aug 2017 | Archive Date 08 Sep 2017

Description

Energy, Entropy, Atoms, and Quantum Mechanics form the very foundation of our universe. But how do they govern the world we live in? What was the difficult path to their discovery? Who were the key players that struggled to shape our current understanding?

“The Cosmic Machine” takes you from the earliest scientific inquiries in human history on an exciting journey in search of the answers to these questions. In telling this fascinating story of science, the author Scott Bembenek masterfully guides you through the wonderment of how scientific discoveries (and the key players of those discoveries) shaped the world as we know it today. With its unique blend of science, history, and biographies, “The Cosmic Machine” provides an easily accessible account without sacrificing the actual science itself. Not only will this book engage, enlighten, and entertain you, it will inspire your passion and curiosity for the world around us. 

 

Energy, Entropy, Atoms, and Quantum Mechanics form the very foundation of our universe. But how do they govern the world we live in? What was the difficult path to their discovery? Who were the key...


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Author is available for interviews, blog tours, autographed tours, autographed book giveaways, contests, and book club discussions.


Advance Praise

A superb resource for science fans or those struggling to understand the subject; an impressive fit in an age of Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson web videos." – Kirkus Reviews

“Injecting the 'popular' back into science is no light task and involves a balance between keeping the science accessible to lay readers, making it interesting enough to engage non-scientists, and being certain it's accurate enough to be authoritative. Of all these tasks, the 'lively' portion is the biggest challenge, and where competing books often fall short. The Cosmic Machine succeeds on all accounts.” – D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

“I wanted to start by saying that I really enjoyed this book. … at all times [the] writing was clear, well paced and easy to follow …. I started to discover that I was taking something unexpected from the book. I stopped focusing on the individual steps and, instead, started to see a ‘story’ behind the story. I found this enlightening.”
– Gary Smailes, Founder and Editor at BubbleCow

“I just finished reading the above excerpt of your (nothing short of a) masterpieceThe Cosmic Machine very much accomplishes [its] mission: spark an interest in science via a captivating story as it relates to physics and chemistry. When I was lecturing at university … I would have enthusiastically recommended The Cosmic Machine to all students who were undecided in what studies to pursue. For that matter, to all students, in general. Although I'm already quite familiar with most of the topics described in this book, I was enthralled by the engaging presentation, style, and weave of the story.” – Patricia W., Goodreads Reviewer


A superb resource for science fans or those struggling to understand the subject; an impressive fit in an age of Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson web videos." – Kirkus Reviews

“Injecting the 'popular'...


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About the Author:

Scott Bembenek received his PhD with honors in theoretical chemical physics from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Thereafter, he was awarded a National Research Council Fellowship, and joined the Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, MD. Currently, he is a Principal Scientist in the Computer-Aided Drug Discovery group at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development in San Diego, CA.

He has made substantial contributions to the areas of statistical mechanics, kinetic theory, glass theory, liquid dynamics, and computational drug discovery, with his work appearing in several scientific journals.

In 2009, an enlightening conversation with a friend convinced Scott of the importance of making science accessible to everyone, and provided the impetus to write his first popular science book, "The Cosmic Machine: The Science That Runs Our Universe and the Story Behind It".

Realizing that a major stumbling block for science is its often confusing and boring presentation, he set out to make the major aspects of physics and chemistry more tractable to non-scientists, and in doing so, to spark an interest – or even more so – an excitement for science in general. Look for his debut book in summer 2017

About the Author:

Scott Bembenek received his PhD with honors in theoretical chemical physics from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Thereafter, he was awarded a National Research Council...


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