Mark Mortimer
Book Review: Defining NASA
One person can harvest a field, many people can move a mountain. This is the power of community. The challenge…
Book Review: Cold Dark Matter
Ahhh, summer time and the livin' is light and easy. Per chance there's an opportunity to escape the textbooks, computer…
Book Review: The Star Guide: Learn How to Read the Night Sky Star by Star
Stars, stars, everywhere are stars. What's that one? Oh, it's an aeroplane flying by, oops. Moments such as this would…
Book Review: Einstein’s Miraculous Year
Humans have really raced up the evolutionary ladder in the last 40,000 years. From dragging knuckles on the ground to…
Book Review: Reflections from Earth Orbit
Some children do grow up and become space travellers. Along the way a series of powerful experiences may act as…
Book Review: Astronomy Hacks
Hacking sounds crass. It manifests images of short cuts, jobs poorly done and people most interested in just finishing, no…
Book Review: Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
What is the nature of the Universe in which we live? This is probably one of the most profound questions…
Book Review: Conflict in the Cosmos, Fred Hoyle’s Life in Science
It always happens. You go to buy something. You've got a list of all the necessary parameters, you've set a…
Book Reviews: Glow in the Dark Planets, From Blue Moons to Black Holes
Vacation time's arrived. You're in the car driving to your little piece of heaven. Then, from the depths of the…
Book Review: Story – The Way of Water
Biographies of peoples lives can come off as a dated list of achievements and events. With a subject like Story…