The Echoing Universe

“Chapman’s writing is accessible, imaginative, and compelling.”—New Scientist

“Emma Chapman clearly relishes explaining the excitement of her field, and she does so with verve and clarity.” —Nature Astronomy

“Chapman’s analogies are earthly and humorous.” 

“A cogent and lively introduction to unseen forces in the universe.”—Kirkus

“Passionate and witty. ... Readers will be dazzled by this superb example of popular science writing.”—Publishers Weekly

“OK – I’m biased; I’ve spent my career as a radio astronomer, but I wish I had had Emma’s book to accompany me on that journey. It would have been even more fun. What a romp! Starting with the introduction that takes us from the hospital where X-rays expose broken bones, to the hardware store where visible light overwhelms our senses choosing paint colors for the kitchen, through the infrared whose over-exposure sunburns our bodies, then to microwaves that jiggle the water molecules in our food enough to reheat dinner, and finally to radio waves that you cannot personally sense without a receiver and an electronic amplifier, but which let us explore the distant hearts of galaxies and quasars; the joy and energy with which this text is written are sure to generate an inspired crop of future scientific explorers who relish in the ability to observe day or night, rain or shine.”—Jill Tarter, founder of the SETI Institute

“A sparklingly eloquent tour of the universe, where you too will fall in love with the oft-neglected but nevertheless remarkable radio visions of our cosmos.”—Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland