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Bryan Gaensler is Dean of Physical and Biological Sciences and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California Santa Cruz. He received his PhD from the University of Sydney in 1999, and subsequently held positions at MIT, the Smithsonian Institution, Harvard University, the University of Sydney and the University of Toronto, before taking up his current role in 2023. Gaensler has authored more than 450 scientific papers on cosmic magnetism, neutron stars, supernovae and the interstellar medium, while his popular astronomy book "Extreme Cosmos" was published worldwide by Penguin in 2012 and has been translated into five languages. Gaensler has held Hubble, Clay, Sloan, Federation and Laureate Fellowships, was the 1999 ...more

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	Extreme Cosmos: A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest,Oldest, and Most Amazing Aspects of Our Universe 4.17 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2011 — 13 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
	Kosmos xxxtrem!: Eine Reise zu den größten, schnellsten, hellsten, heißesten, schwersten, dichtesten und ältesten Objekten im ganzen Universum by Bryan Gaensler (Goodreads Author), Achim Traut (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

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