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A good writer - given the complexity of the subject, the book bounces along with an admirably light touch * The Times * 'Elegantly written . . . exhilarating, candid reports from cosmology's front lines.' * Wall Street Journal * An electrifying new history of the universe and how it all fits together, and of the human effort to unlock its mysteries -- Hannah Fry, author of Rutherford and Fry’s Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything A truly excellent exposition of a fascinating, little-understood, and very important scientific activity. I was enlightened, amazed, and profoundly impressed. I've seldom seen a book (and this is an age of really good writing about science for the general public) so clear, so vivid -- Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials Pontzen has the ability to weave hard science and dense theory into a gripping narrative... makes the complicated comprehensible * New Scientist *

A truly excellent exposition of a fascinating, little-understood, and very important scientific activity. I was enlightened, amazed, and profoundly impressed. I've seldom seen a book (and this is an age of really good writing about science for the general public) so clear, so vivid -- Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials A good writer - given the complexity of the subject, the book bounces along with an admirably light touch * The Times * An electrifying new history of the universe and how it all fits together, and of the human effort to unlock its mysteries -- Hannah Fry, author of Rutherford and Fry’s Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything Pontzen has the ability to weave hard science and dense theory into a gripping narrative... makes the complicated comprehensible * New Scientist * One thing this book does brilliantly, is keeping complex topics grounded * BBC Sky at Night Magazine *

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Andrew Pontzen is a professor of cosmology at University College London. He has written for the New Scientist, BBC Sky at Night and BBC Science Focus; lectured at the Royal Institution; appeared on BBC, Amazon Prime and Discovery Channel documentaries; and contributed to BBC Radio 4 programmes including Inside Science and The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry. The Universe in a Box is his first book.

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