Books by Brian Clegg

'Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the GalaxyWe human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity - yet it is a concept routinely used by schoolchildren. Exploring the infinite is a journey into paradox. Here is a quantity that turns arithmetic on its head, making it feasible that 1 = 0. Here is a concept that enables us to cram as many extra guests as we like into an already full hotel. Most bizarrely of all, it is quite easy to show that there must be something bigger than infinity - when it surely should be the biggest thing that could possibly be. Brian Clegg takes us on a fascinating tour of that borderland between the extremely large and the ultimate that takes us from Archimedes, counting the grains of sand that would fill the universe, to the latest theories on the physical reality of the infinite. Full of unexpected delights, whether St Augustine contemplating the nature of creation, Newton and Leibniz battling over ownership of calculus, or Cantor struggling to publicise his vision of the transfinite, infinity's fascination is in the way it brings together the everyday and the extraordinary, prosaic daily life and the esoteric.Whether your interest in infinity is mathematical, philosophical, spiritual or just plain curious, this accessible book offers a stimulating and entertaining read.

Managers are faced with many conflicting demands and situations. Part of the "New Skills Portfolio" series, this book addresses the following questions: How can you be a generalist and a specialist? An individual expert and a 'connected' team player? Manage more people with less time and fewer resources and be entrepreneurial at the same time?

Creative thinking, creative problem solving and creative idea generation have become essential business drivers. This book provides an executive briefing for senior management to understand what business creativity is, how it can benefit the company, and how to get the most out of it.

Undersøgelser viser at flyskræk er en af de mest almindelige fobier i dag. Men hvor risikabelt er det egentlig at flyve? Brian Cleggs FLYVIDENSKAB FOR BEGYNDERE er den perfekte makker til flyveturen både hvis du har flyskræk eller bare er nysgerrig på, hvad der sker inde bag forhænget. Bogen giver et fascinerende indblik i en verden af lufthavnsterminaler og fly og forklarer alt det, du ikke vidste om at flyve. Med FLYVIDENSKAB FOR BEGYNDERE i håndbagagen kan den nervøse passager roligt læne sig tilbage i sædet. Brian Clegg serverer de spændende facts på en lettilgængelig måde, så du er godt underholdt på rejsen. Som Choice Magazine bemærker, er dette videnskab på en forenklet måde, overraskende og underholdende.Om forfatteren Brian Clegg (født 1955) er en engelsk forfatter, som har skrevet en lang række populærvidenskabelige bøger. Det er Cleggs mål at gøre videnskab vedkommende for alle: »Alt for mange mennesker synes, at videnskab er kedeligt og uinspirerende. Det burde det ikke være. Det handler om, hvordan alting fungerer. Os selv, vores verden, vores univers. Det siger pressen -Clegg både fascinerer og informerer. Hvis lige-ud-ad landevejen-videnskab kan fjerne flyskræk, vil der snart være færre personer, der ryster i deres sæder. -Sid Perkins, Science News -Hvis du stadig ikke helt ved, hvad du skal medbringe på flyveturen, næste gang du skal på ferie, så overvej denne ’Guide til verden fra dit flyvindue’. Dette er videnskab på en forenklet måde, overraskende og underholdende. -Simon Ewans, Choice Magazine