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George van Hal

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George van Hal (1980) is sterrenkundige, sciencefictionfan en wetenschapsredacteur
bij de Volkskrant. Hij spreekt regelmatig op radio, televisie en in publiekslezingen over wetenschap.

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Average rating: 3.62 · 317 ratings · 51 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Robots, aliens en popcorn: Wetenschap op het witte doek 3.80 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De quantumcomputer: Een digitale revolutie op het punt van uitbreken (Pocket Science, #1) 3.26 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het kosmisch rariteitenkabinet by George van Hal (Goodreads Author), Ans Hekkenberg 3.75 avg rating — 48 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tossen met de kosmos: Over entropie en de statistiek van het heelal (Pocket Science, #8) 3.72 avg rating — 43 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elastisch universum: Abc van de baanbrekende ideeën van Erik Verlinde 3.38 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De techbro's by George van Hal (Goodreads Author), Laurens Verhagen 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Van lightsaber tot tijdmachine 3.55 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fractie van een pixel 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elastisch universum: ABC van de baanbrekende ideeën van Erik Verlinde 1.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het kosmisch rariteitenkabinet: Allesverslindende sterren, verdampende planeten en raadselachtige berichten uit het heelal liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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