One Two Three... Infinity; Facts and Speculations of Science

Can space be bent? What does the theory of entropy have to do with the ultimate fate of the universe? Why does a rocket shrink? What has modern science discovered about the strange role of genes? What do we know about the origin and cause of stellar explosions? How do the problems of the laws of numbers affect our knowledge of the world?A stunning adventure into the many worlds of modern science by one f the world's great science writers - A new, revised edition of one of the landmarks in scientific writing.Illustrated with more than a hundred of the author's own drawings.