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螣 蠂蟻蠈谓慰蟼 魏伪喂 慰 蠂蠋蟻慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 胃蔚委慰蠀 螒位尾苇蟻蟿慰蠀
Book One in the best-selling Uncle Albert science/adventure series. Uncle Albert and his intrepid niece, Gedanken, enter the dangerous and unknown world of a thought bubble. Their mission: to unlock the deep mysteries of Time and Space...Discover why you can't break the ultimate speed barrier, how to become older than your mother, how to put on weight without getting fat, and how to live forever without even knowing it, in this action-packed adventure story.
125 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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Russell Stannard
71听books41听followersRussell Stannard is a retired high-energy particle physicist, who was born in London, England, on 24 December 1931. He currently holds the position of Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Open University. In 1986, he was awarded the Templeton UK Project Award for 鈥榮ignificant contributions to the field of spiritual values; in particular for contributions to greater understanding of science and religion鈥�. He was awarded the OBE for 鈥榗ontributions to physics, the Open University, and the popularisation of science鈥� (1998) and the Bragg Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics for 鈥榙istinguished contributions to the teaching of physics鈥� (1999). He was admitted as a Fellow of University College London in 2000.
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March 18, 2021
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April 15, 2019
乇丨賱丞 賲丿賴卮丞 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱爻丕丨乇
April 24, 2022
Ich hab das Buch in der 8. Klasse gelesen glaube, weil Lotte meinte das ist gut.
War ganz gut.
War ganz gut.
September 23, 2011
Not every child is lucky enough to have their genius uncle help them with their science project, but Gedanken can discuss complicated scientific principles with her Uncle Albert. It all starts with Uncle Albert鈥檚 鈥渂ig think鈥�, a thought so big that it comes to life and allows Gedanken to travel space and experiment with time. Through all their experiments, the team is proving the theory of relativity. This British import has some phrases that might confuse children, but luckily, the science will not. Since Uncle Albert is explaining everything to his young niece, young readers will also come to understand the basics of relativity. The book is dated however, by the use of video tapes, VCR鈥檚, and the mention of Pluto as a planet, but hopefully most readers will look past that. The origin of Gedanken鈥檚 name is a bit unusual. Albert Einstein was famous for 鈥渢hought鈥� experiments, or in German 鈥済edanken鈥� experiments, in which he would imagine difficult to produce conditions and their effect on light and matter. This is not explained until the epilogue, but that might be a helpful explanation upfront. Overall, young readers with a passion for science will find this book entertaining and educational.
June 29, 2017
賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 兀乇賵毓 賰鬲亘 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍貙 賷丨賰賷 賯氐丞 兀賱亘乇鬲 (丕賷賳卮鬲丕賷賳) 賵 丕亘賳丞 丕禺賷賴 噩賷丿丕賳賰賳 賮賷 乇丨賱鬲賴賲丕 毓亘乇 丕賱賮囟丕亍.
胤乇賷賯丞 爻乇丿 丕賱賯氐丞 賵 丿賲噩賴丕 亘丕賱毓賱賵賲 噩毓賱 丕賱兀賲乇 賲孬賷乇丕 噩丿丕貙 賮噩賷丿丕賳賰賳 鬲爻兀賱 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丕爻卅賱丞 賵 丕賱鬲賷 賷噩賷亘 毓賱賷賴丕 兀賱亘乇鬲 亘胤乇賷賯丞 卮賷賯丞 兀賷囟丕.
賱丕 兀禺賮賷賰賲 爻乇丕 兀賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀卮毓賱 賮賷 丿丕禺賱賷 丨亘 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 賲賳 噩丿賷丿 賵 噩毓賱賳賷 兀亘丨孬 毓賳 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 兀賰孬乇 毓賲丕 賰丕賳 賲賰鬲賵亘 毓賳 賲賵丕囟賷毓 丕賱囟賵亍 賵 丕賱夭賲丕賳.
胤乇賷賯丞 爻乇丿 丕賱賯氐丞 賵 丿賲噩賴丕 亘丕賱毓賱賵賲 噩毓賱 丕賱兀賲乇 賲孬賷乇丕 噩丿丕貙 賮噩賷丿丕賳賰賳 鬲爻兀賱 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丕爻卅賱丞 賵 丕賱鬲賷 賷噩賷亘 毓賱賷賴丕 兀賱亘乇鬲 亘胤乇賷賯丞 卮賷賯丞 兀賷囟丕.
賱丕 兀禺賮賷賰賲 爻乇丕 兀賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀卮毓賱 賮賷 丿丕禺賱賷 丨亘 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 賲賳 噩丿賷丿 賵 噩毓賱賳賷 兀亘丨孬 毓賳 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 兀賰孬乇 毓賲丕 賰丕賳 賲賰鬲賵亘 毓賳 賲賵丕囟賷毓 丕賱囟賵亍 賵 丕賱夭賲丕賳.
May 16, 2020
Bu kitap 莽ok g眉zel ve 枚zel bir kitap. 陌莽inde Albert Einstein鈥櫮眓 zaman ve uzay ile ilgili deneylerini ve ara艧t谋rmalar谋n谋 hikayele艧tirilmi艧 bir bi莽imde anlat谋yor. Bu kitap i莽inde bir 莽ok ilgin莽 bilgi i莽eriyor. Benim i莽in 莽ok e臒itici,枚臒retici ve e臒lendiriciydi.
January 7, 2022
F眉r die Idee: 5 Sterne
Wei脽 aber nicht wie bl枚d ich mir vorkommen muss, weil ich mit 25 nicht alles verstanden habe, was Onkel Albert erkl盲rt...
Der Stern Abzug weil Memory leider ziemlich anstrengend ist und eigentlich nur schlecht von anderen redet, und weil das Buch aus den 80ern ist, was man merkt, zb als Memory einen Computer nach seinem Geschlecht fragt
Wei脽 aber nicht wie bl枚d ich mir vorkommen muss, weil ich mit 25 nicht alles verstanden habe, was Onkel Albert erkl盲rt...
Der Stern Abzug weil Memory leider ziemlich anstrengend ist und eigentlich nur schlecht von anderen redet, und weil das Buch aus den 80ern ist, was man merkt, zb als Memory einen Computer nach seinem Geschlecht fragt
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November 14, 2018賲爻兀賱賴鈥屰� 賳爻亘蹖鬲 禺丕氐 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 賳賵噩賵丕賳丕賳 鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴. 禺賵亘 亘賵丿.
January 21, 2020
Onu Alberti seeria avastasin t盲nu Kittyle (ait盲h!). See raamat on ilmselt 眉ks lihtsamaid kirjeldusi relatiivsusteooriast, mida v玫imalik kirja panna. N盲gin k玫rvalt, kuidas isegi 9-aastane teemast suurep盲raselt aru sai. Raamat v玫iks keskkooli kohustusliku kirjanduse nimekirjas olla - saaks f眉眉sikatunnis palju paremini aru :)
August 25, 2008
This series of books are really clever, they involve a good storyline and put science in an informative way.
July 1, 2009
I wish I'd had this book as a child; it wouldn't have taken me nearly as long to decide to become a physicist if I had.
March 20, 2016
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November 2, 2019
erirelatiivsusteooriast sain ma enda meelest enne ka 眉sna h盲sti aru, aga kellelegi seletada poleks k眉ll nii selgelt osanud, kui seda siin raamatus tehtud on. t盲itsa soovitatav nii lastele kui suurtele, kel m盲lu v盲rskendamist vajab v玫i kes algusest peale p盲riselt aru ei saanud, mis v盲rk selle valguse kiirusega on.
t玫lge kahjuks segab natuke, need ei ole isegi eriti keerulised kohad, kus piinlikke vigu on tehtud :(
t玫lge kahjuks segab natuke, need ei ole isegi eriti keerulised kohad, kus piinlikke vigu on tehtud :(
April 23, 2019
爻禺賷賮丞 賵賲賲賱丞 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 丕賱賱丕夭賲
August 14, 2019
This is a brilliant piece of writing. It's great.
December 20, 2019
Lehrreich und ein bisschen lustig.
January 23, 2021
喔笝喔膏竵喔∴覆喔� 喙勦笖喙夃竸喔о覆喔∴福喔灌箟喔熰复喔复喔佮釜喙屶浮喔侧竵喔∴覆喔� 喔箞喔侧笝喔囙箞喔侧涪 喙佮笝喔班笝喔�
May 22, 2024
Excellent book for all budding physicists
March 10, 2021
DNF.
It was childish and boring.
It was childish and boring.
February 17, 2017
Review first published on .
Gedanken has a science project due for school so she goes to her Uncle Albert for help. He informs her of an experiment he has been working on and this new thing he has discovered, a thought bubble, where experiments can be conducted that can't be done on Earth. She agrees to go into the thought bubble to chase a light beam and try to catch one. She can't but they do learn a few things from her first attempt and several more attempts are made as they discover strange things with each experiment. She is finally able to complete her project which earns her a good grade.
In reality, Uncle Albert is Albert Einstein and this book is exploring his Special Theory of Relativity in an easier to understand way. I'm definitely a fan of the way it was presented and have gotten the other books in the series for my youngest although I look forward to reading them as well. A nice, gentle introduction to relativity for the young or old.
Gedanken has a science project due for school so she goes to her Uncle Albert for help. He informs her of an experiment he has been working on and this new thing he has discovered, a thought bubble, where experiments can be conducted that can't be done on Earth. She agrees to go into the thought bubble to chase a light beam and try to catch one. She can't but they do learn a few things from her first attempt and several more attempts are made as they discover strange things with each experiment. She is finally able to complete her project which earns her a good grade.
In reality, Uncle Albert is Albert Einstein and this book is exploring his Special Theory of Relativity in an easier to understand way. I'm definitely a fan of the way it was presented and have gotten the other books in the series for my youngest although I look forward to reading them as well. A nice, gentle introduction to relativity for the young or old.
March 28, 2016
Although I actually know most of this (having read a fair few popular science books in the past. But I didn't like this one at all - having said that it is written for really quite young children, but there isn't nearly enough explanation of the science. So I finally gave it up as a bad job.
I'd be interested to hear, though, if anyone has used this book with the target audience to explain quantum physics though.
I'd be interested to hear, though, if anyone has used this book with the target audience to explain quantum physics though.
September 10, 2014
I read this aloud to my 7- and 10-year-old, and all three of us loved it. We learned so much. This is a great read for children interested in science and an excellent introduction to Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Informational text in a narrative format works so well when learning about science. Three thumbs up! Up next: Black Holes and Uncle Albert.
The 10yo gave it 4.5/5 stars and the 7yo gave it 5/5 stars. That's how much they liked it.
The 10yo gave it 4.5/5 stars and the 7yo gave it 5/5 stars. That's how much they liked it.
October 7, 2012
I bought this book after a discussion with my fellow colleagues about the Theory of Relativity.
One of them suggested this one, after my question of wanting an explanation like you would explain a kid.
So far it's giving me the insights and way of explaining i was looking for.
I think 'A brief history of Time' might be next :)
One of them suggested this one, after my question of wanting an explanation like you would explain a kid.
So far it's giving me the insights and way of explaining i was looking for.
I think 'A brief history of Time' might be next :)
December 4, 2013
After reading George's Secret to the Universe, we were hoping to find something similar to that in this book. I am not sure if we did not like the book because it was not George, or if it was just because the story was lacking. Either way, we did not complete the story since no one was really all to interested in it.
December 7, 2018
螣 (蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟼) 螁喂谓蟽蟿伪喂谓 胃伪 萎蟿伪谓 蟺慰位蠉 喂魏伪谓慰蟺慰喂畏渭苇谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀 危蟿维谓谓伪蟻谓蟿, 纬喂伪蟿委, 蔚蟺喂蟿苇位慰蠀蟼, 魏伪委 蟿伪 蟺伪喂未喂维 胃伪 魏伪蟿伪位维尾慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 胃蔚蠅蟻委伪 蟿畏蟼 蟽蠂蔚蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 蟺喂慰 伪蟺位蠈 魏伪喂 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬喂魏蠈 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 未蔚委尉慰蠀谓 慰 胃蔚委慰蟼 螒位尾苇蟻蟿慰蟼 (蟿慰 alter ego 蟿慰蠀 螁喂谓蟽蟿伪喂谓), 畏 螒位委魏畏 螡慰畏蟿慰蠉 魏伪喂 慰 螝蠈渭蟺喂.
螔伪胃渭慰位慰纬委伪: 4,3/5 萎 8,6/10.
螔伪胃渭慰位慰纬委伪: 4,3/5 萎 8,6/10.
March 26, 2016
Read this book with a high school physics class before they started Relativity! It was cute and fun to read aloud. I think it may be too complex for young ages unless you have someone who can explain it along the way. Regardless, I like the idea of introducing science at a young age.
November 7, 2019
Einstein'谋n olduk莽a karma艧谋k uzay ve zaman meseleleri 莽ocuklar谋n kolayca anlayabilmesi i莽in basit莽e ve 莽ok g眉zel 枚rneklerle anlat谋lm谋艧. Macera olmamas谋 kitab谋n tek eksik y枚n眉 belki ama bu konular da daha basit ve e臒lenceli anlat谋lamazd谋. Uzay ve bilim merakl谋s谋 莽ocuklar i莽in g眉zel bir alternatif.
June 21, 2023
Libretto molto simpatico, ottimo lavoro di comunicazione della scienza, in particolare sulla relativit脿 speciale di Einstein.
Comunica in modo semplice, chiaro e simpatico i fenomeni che avvengono a velocit脿 prossime alla velocit脿 della luce tramite i "gedanken experiment"
Comunica in modo semplice, chiaro e simpatico i fenomeni che avvengono a velocit脿 prossime alla velocit脿 della luce tramite i "gedanken experiment"
August 26, 2012
"There is time and space according to me, and there is time and space according to you. And that's all."
January 21, 2015
This is a book intended for young readers, and it explained the theory of relativity very well. I'll keep this book around.
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