Quiz!!!Vezi dac ai sanse sa devii astronaut...

1. The closest planet to the Sun is...

Earth
Neptune
Mercury

2. In space, light travels at the speed of...

186,000 miles per second
1 million miles per hour
250 miles per minute

3. When atoms join together in chains, the resulting object is called a...

Molecule
Neutron
Particle

4. Which of these three statements is correct?

Our Moon is further away from us than our Sun is
Our Sun is further away from us than our Moon is
Our Sun and Moon are equal distances away from us

5. The Moon and the planets appear bright at night because...

they have their own natural light source
light sources from the Earth reflect against them
the Sun lights them up

6. The average temperature in space is...

37°C (98.6°F)
0°C (32°F)
-270°C (-457°F)

7. When stars larger than the Sun run out of fuel, there is usually a giant explosion called a...

white dwarf
supernova
black hole

8. Which of the following are all dwarf planets?

Ceres, Pluto and Eris
Mercury, Neptune and Saturn
Pluto, Venus and Uranus

9. How long does it take for the Moon to circle around the Earth?

27.3 days
1 calendar month
22 hours and 37 minutes

10. The only star that can be seen in the sky during the day is...

the North star
the Sun
Sirius

11. There are 165 known planetary moons. Earth has just 1. How many does Jupiter have?

63
12
none

12. In Space, a distance of 6,000 billion miles is better known as a...

parsec
space month
light year
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Prezentarea personajelor principale

George
Tanarul George traieste  acasa cu parintii lui anti-tehnologie si cu porcusorul lui, Freddy. Pariintii lui nu l-au lasat niciodata pe George sa aiba un calculator de orice tip dar cand s-au mutat noii lui vecini el vede cel mai puternic calculator din lume-Cosmos, singurul din lume care tine ascunse in el toate secretele universului.

Annie



Inteligenta balerina, Annie s-a mutat in vecini si se imprieteneste rapid cu George si ei devin exploratori ai universului cu ajutor de la Cosmos bine inteles.

Eric
Eric este tatal balerinei Annie. El este deasemenea si un foarte inteligent om de stiinta si el a creat super calculatorul-Cosmos.Acesta i-a prezentat lui George calculatorul si l-a dus in tot universul.

Dr. Reeper (aka Greeper)
Dr. Reeper este profesorul lui George(de la scoala). Este poreclit de catre elevi Zbirul din cauza ca pe biroul lui scrie DR. G.REEPER .

Premii obtinute de Stephen de-a lungul anilor

• 1975 Eddington Medal
• 1976 Huges Medal of the Royal Society
• 1979 Albert Einstein Medal
• 1981 Franklin Medal
• 1982 Order of the British Empire (Commander)
• 1985 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
• 1986 Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
• 1988 Wolf Prize in Physics
• 1989 Prince of Asturias Awards in Concord
• 1989 Companion of Honour
• 1999 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society
• 2003 Michelson Morley Award of Case Western Reserve University
• 2006 Copley Medal of the Royal Society
• 2008 Fonseca Price of the University of Santiago de Compostela
• 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the United States

Bibliografia lui Stephen Hawking si filme facute dupa cartile lui

Popular

• A Brief History of Time, (Bantam Press 1988)
• Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays, (Bantam Books 1993)
• The Universe in a Nutshell, (Bantam Press 2001)
• On The Shoulders of Giants. The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy, (Running Press 2002)
• A Briefer History of Time, (Bantam Books 2005)

Carti pentru copii:
Acestea sunt scrise impreuna cu fiica lui Lucy:

• George's Secret Key to the Universe, (Random House, 2007)
• George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt, (Simon & Schuster, 2009) (Aceasta carte nu a fost inca tradusa si in limba romana.)

 Filme:

• A Brief History of Time
• Stephen Hawking's Universe
• Horizon: The Hawking Paradox
• Masters of Science Fiction
• Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe
• Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking

 Alte filme:

• Basic concepts of quantum mechanics
• George Ellis
• Gravitational singularity
• Many-worlds interpretation,
• Stephen Hawking in popular culture
• Susskind–Hawking battle
• Sydney Selwyn

Coperta cartii....

Site-uri de pe care m-am documentat:

Mi-a luat un timp sa imi dau seama ca exista un site original despre cele doua carti. Sunt mai multe informatii despre personajele principale ale cartii dar este si un interviu cu Stephen Hawking vorbind despre cartea "George si cheia secreta a universului"


Un site interesant cu aceasi tema:
http://www.georgessecretkey.com/
Site-ul original al autorului:
http://www.hawking.org.uk/
Site-ul barbatului care a ilustrat cartea:
http://www.garryparsons.co.uk

Good news!!!

Cartea "George in cautare de comori in cosmos" a aparut acum 2 saptamani (eu acum o citesc).Ea se poate cumpara din Galati la sediul librariei Humanitas dar se poate comanda si de pe intrenet.

Un interviu cu Lucy Hawking despre carte: