Discover The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: With an Introduction by Philip Pullman

The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: With an Introduction by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials

Mary Gribbin, Philip Pullman, John Gribben

No. of pages 208

Published: 2003

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Great for age 12-18 years

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With an introduction by Philip Pullman, award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal how "Pullman's His Dark Materials" trilogy ("Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass") is rooted in astonishing scientific truth. Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, they answer fascinating questions such as: Could parallel worlds like Will's and Lyra's really exist? How does Will's subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra's hair? and, of course, What are the Dark Materials?

This book is part of a book series called His Dark Materials .

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Hachette Children's Group .

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. He lives in Oxford. Mary and John Gribbin are well-known popular science authors who write for both adults and children. Children's titles include Time and Space (DK), What's the Big Idea? Time and the Universe (Hodder) Smelly Science (OUP) and the very recent The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (Hodder).

This book is in the following series:

His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is a trilogy by Philip Pullman's which tells of a parallel world where people's souls have physical form in the shape of a daemon. This spellbinding adventure featuring armoured polar bears, magical devices, witches and daemons, is also a re-imagining of Milton's Paradise Lost.