Why read The Magic Furnace?

Book cover of The Magic Furnace: The Search for the Origins of Atoms

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"Every breath you take contains atoms forged in the blistering furnaces deep inside stars. Every flower you pick contains atoms blasted into space by stellar explosions that blazed brighter than a billion suns." Thus begins The Magic Furnace, an eloquent, extraordinary account of how scientists unraveled the mystery of atoms,…

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Cosmology

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Science

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Magic Furnace as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Harry Cliff

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I first read The Magic Furnace when I was a teenager thinking about what to study at university, and it left a deep impression on me. It tells the story of the search for the origin of atoms, tracing their origins from the lab out into space.

The way the narrative weaves the work of many scientists working over multiple generations as they piece together this amazing cosmic story is really inspiring.

From Harry's list on the universe and our cosmic origins.