Brian Cox
1) The planets
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Jupiter: The Ruthless One - Mars: The Doomed One - Sun: The Fiery One - Saturn: The Beautiful One - Pluto: The Mysterious OneProfessor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our solar system as we've never seen it before.We?re living through an extraordinary time of exploration. A ?eet of space probes are continually beaming data back to Earth. Hidden in this stream of code are startling...
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2017
Description
From the hosts of the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme comes this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels - a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2021
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Description
Growing up in Dundee, Scotland, Cox lost his father when he was just eight years old and was brought up by his three elder sisters in the aftermath of his mother's nervous breakdowns and ultimate hospitalization. After joining the Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of fifteen, you could say the rest is history - but that is to overlook the enormous graft that has gone into the making of the legend we know today. This is a rags-to-riches life story...
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Professor Brian Cox takes readers out of this world and into a whole new dimension as he gives us a new perspective on human life. Following the spark of human curiosity from its ignition in the distant past to its journey into the future, the book spans the history of the universe, as Brian attempts to understand the greatest wonder of them all - humankind.
Author
Publisher
Allen Lane
Pub. Date
2016
Description
This title shows that, by asking questions about the world around us, everyone can think like a physicist and grasp the grandeur of our cosmos. Physics is about asking questions. But what are good questions? How do we understand the fundamental forces of the Universe and its remarkable uniformity? From what fridges tell us about the direction of events unfolding, to how magnets reveal spacetime, and how we know the age of things from the Atlantic...
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2022
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Description
Join Professor Brian Cox in exploring our Universe's most mysterious inhabitants, black holes, and find out how they are formed, why they are essential components of every galaxy, including our own, and what secrets they still hold, waiting to be discovered.
10) Wonders of life
Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Professor Brian Cox takes us on a journey to discover how a few fundamental laws gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the universe - life itself. There are thought to be as many as 100 million different species on Earth - each and every one governed by the same laws.
Author
Publisher
Clipper Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2018
Description
From the hosts of the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme comes this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels - a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.
Author
Publisher
Clipper Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2018
Description
From the hosts of the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme comes this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels - a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.
13) The dark remains
Author
Pub. Date
2021
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Description
Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong type of people. Now he's dead and it was no accident. Besides a distraught family and a heap of powerful friends, Carter's left behind his share of enemies. So, who dealt the fatal blow?DC Jack Laidlaw's reputation precedes him. He's not a team player, but he's got a sixth sense for what's happening on the streets. His boss chalks the violence up to the usual rivalries, but is it that simple? As...
14) The wonder of Brian Cox: the unauthorised biography of the man who brought science to the nation
Author
Publisher
John Blake
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Professor Brian Cox is probably the best-known physicist in the world today. As presenter of the hit television series 'Wonders of the Solar System' and 'Wonders of The Universe', his affable charm and infectious enthusiasm have brought science to a whole new audience. This book tells his story.
15) The planets
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our solar system as we've never seen it before. We're living through an extraordinary time of exploration. A fleet of space probes are continually beaming data back to Earth. Hidden in this stream of code are startling new discoveries about the worlds we share with the Sun. We will piece together these remarkable findings to tell the greatest...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda/BBC audio
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Eight episodes of the BBC Radio 4 detective series set in Victorian Edinburgh, starring Brian Cox. Inspired by the real-life memoirs of one of Scotland's first policemen, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh, bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland. 'The Firebrand': a women's rights campaigner is kidnapped, and it's up to McLevy to investigate. 'Dead Reckoning': a strange case of grave robbing...
Author
Description
'The Quantum Universe' brings together two authors on an ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the universe? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And how can we be sure that the theory is good?
Author
Publisher
Bolinda/BBC audio
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Eight Episodes of the popular BBC Radio 4 Victorian detective drama, starring Brian Cox and Siobhan Redmond Inspired by the real-life memoirs of one of Scotland's first policeman, this gripping series sees James McLevy prowling the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland and Lieutenant Roach. A Dangerous Remedy: McLevy investigates a series of street attacks on clients of the Just...
19) Churchill
Publisher
Lionsgate UK
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Brian Cox and Miranda Richardson star in this British biographical drama directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. Set in 1944, as tensions mount in the days leading up to D-Day, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Cox) faces some big decisions as the Allied powers prepare to launch an attack on the advancing Nazi forces. With US General Dwight D. Eisenhower (John Slattery) and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (Julian Wadham) becoming increasingly frustrated...