The Time and Space of Uncle Albert

by Russell Stannard

Alternative Cover Edition for 0571142826.

Uncle Albert, the famous scientist, has got stuck. To unlock the deep mysteries of space and time someone must agree to be beamed up into the unknown world of the thought bubble. His brave niece, Gadanken, decides to risk it. So begin her exciting and astonishing adventures.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Physics, Nonfiction, Astronomy, Adventure, Space

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Russell Stannard is a retired high-energy particle physicist, who was born in London, England, on 24 December 1931. He currently holds the position of Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Open University. In 1986, he was awarded the Templeton UK Project Award for ‘significant contributions to the field of spiritual values; in particular for contributions to greater understanding of science and religion’. He was awarded the OBE for ‘contributions to physics, the Open University, and the popularisation of science’ (1998) and the Bragg Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics for ‘distinguished contributions to the teaching of physics’ (1999). He was admitted as a Fellow of University College London in 2000.

Reviews

[Heba · Rating 5 out of 5]

أليست السرعة هى حاصل قسمة المسافة على الزمن ..؟
أجابتني صديقتي : أجل...ولكن أتدرسين المنهج الدراسي للصف الرابع الأساسي..؟!!
يبدو أن هذا القانون هو الوحيد العالق بذهني من عالم الفيزياء 🤪...
لقد قمتُ برحلة ممتعة وشيقة مع العم ألبرت اينشتاين والصغيرة " جيدانكن" في مركبة فضائية...كانت حافلة بالمغامرات المثيرة..تعرفت على قوانين النسبية الخاصة بالزمان والمكان ، السرعة والوزن ، الطاقة المكتسبة والمحصورة بداخل الأشياء...
شعرت بالابتهاج عندما أجبت على الأسئلة الواردة بنهاية الكتاب ..ولكن هنالك كم سؤال لم أعرف الجواب الصحيح ، لا بأس ، لربما لأن النوم غلبني..أجل فأنا لم أعد أشك في كوني أصبحت عبقرية في علم الفيزياء...😌

[Yara Yu · Rating 4 out of 5]

رحلة مدهشة في عالم الفيزياء الساحر

[lesende lilly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ich hab das Buch in der 8. Klasse gelesen glaube, weil Lotte meinte das ist gut.
War ganz gut.

[Tiffany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not every child is lucky enough to have their genius uncle help them with their science project, but Gedanken can discuss complicated scientific principles with her Uncle Albert. It all starts with Uncle Albert’s “big think”, a thought so big that it comes to life and allows Gedanken to travel space and experiment with time. Through all their experiments, the team is proving the theory of relativity. This British import has some phrases that might confuse children, but luckily, the science will not. Since Uncle Albert is explaining everything to his young niece, young readers will also come to understand the basics of relativity. The book is dated however, by the use of video tapes, VCR’s, and the mention of Pluto as a planet, but hopefully most readers will look past that. The origin of Gedanken’s name is a bit unusual. Albert Einstein was famous for “thought” experiments, or in German “gedanken” experiments, in which he would imagine difficult to produce conditions and their effect on light and matter. This is not explained until the epilogue, but that might be a helpful explanation upfront. Overall, young readers with a passion for science will find this book entertaining and educational.

[Abdulmohsen Alghareeb · Rating 5 out of 5]

هذا الكتاب من أروع كتب الفيزياء، يحكي قصة ألبرت (اينشتاين) و ابنة اخيه جيدانكن في رحلتهما عبر الفضاء.

طريقة سرد القصة و دمجها بالعلوم جعل الأمر مثيرا جدا، فجيدانكن تسأل العديد من الاسئلة و التي يجيب عليها ألبرت بطريقة شيقة أيضا.

لا أخفيكم سرا أن الكتاب أشعل في داخلي حب الفيزياء من جديد و جعلني أبحث عن تفاصيل أكثر عما كان مكتوب عن مواضيع الضوء و الزمان.

[İlber Türkyılmaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bu kitap çok güzel ve özel bir kitap. İçinde Albert Einstein’ın zaman ve uzay ile ilgili deneylerini ve araştırmalarını hikayeleştirilmiş bir biçimde anlatıyor. Bu kitap içinde bir çok ilginç bilgi içeriyor. Benim için çok eğitici,öğretici ve eğlendiriciydi.

[Alina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Für die Idee: 5 Sterne
Weiß aber nicht wie blöd ich mir vorkommen muss, weil ich mit 25 nicht alles verstanden habe, was Onkel Albert erklärt...
Der Stern Abzug weil Memory leider ziemlich anstrengend ist und eigentlich nur schlecht von anderen redet, und weil das Buch aus den 80ern ist, was man merkt, zb als Memory einen Computer nach seinem Geschlecht fragt

[Sara]

مسأله‌ی نسبیت خاص رو برای نوجوانان توضیح داده. خوب بود.

[Priit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Onu Alberti seeria avastasin tänu Kittyle (aitäh!). See raamat on ilmselt üks lihtsamaid kirjeldusi relatiivsusteooriast, mida võimalik kirja panna. Nägin kõrvalt, kuidas isegi 9-aastane teemast suurepäraselt aru sai. Raamat võiks keskkooli kohustusliku kirjanduse nimekirjas olla - saaks füüsikatunnis palju paremini aru :)

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series of books are really clever, they involve a good storyline and put science in an informative way.

[Courtney Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I'd had this book as a child; it wouldn't have taken me nearly as long to decide to become a physicist if I had.

[ดินสอ สีไม้ · Rating 3 out of 5]

บทสนทนาเป็นธรรมชาติ
เล่าด้วยภาษาง่ายๆ มีการเปรียบเทียบยกตัวอย่างที่เห็นภาพชัดเจน
ผสมจินตนาการนิดหน่อยเป็นตัวช่วยให้เราเข้าใจเรื่องยากๆ ได้ง่ายขึ้น
แม้แต่เด็กๆ ก็เข้าใจได้ง่ายๆ และสนุกด้วย

[Kitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

erirelatiivsusteooriast sain ma enda meelest enne ka üsna hästi aru, aga kellelegi seletada poleks küll nii selgelt osanud, kui seda siin raamatus tehtud on. täitsa soovitatav nii lastele kui suurtele, kel mälu värskendamist vajab või kes algusest peale päriselt aru ei saanud, mis värk selle valguse kiirusega on.

tõlge kahjuks segab natuke, need ei ole isegi eriti keerulised kohad, kus piinlikke vigu on tehtud :(

[Gamal Mohamed · Rating 2 out of 5]

سخيفة ومملة أكثر من اللازم

[Piers Chambers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a brilliant piece of writing. It's great.

[Danile · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lehrreich und ein bisschen lustig.

[Chanita Sripaiboon · Rating 5 out of 5]

สนุกมาก ได้ความรู้ฟิสิกส์มากมาย อ่านง่าย แนะนำ

[Daniel Mallon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for all budding physicists

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating introduction to basic quantum mechanics, wrapped in an endearing narrative

[Aoibhín · Rating 3 out of 5]

DNF.
It was childish and boring.

[Jenevieve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review first published on My Blog.

Gedanken has a science project due for school so she goes to her Uncle Albert for help. He informs her of an experiment he has been working on and this new thing he has discovered, a thought bubble, where experiments can be conducted that can't be done on Earth. She agrees to go into the thought bubble to chase a light beam and try to catch one. She can't but they do learn a few things from her first attempt and several more attempts are made as they discover strange things with each experiment. She is finally able to complete her project which earns her a good grade.

In reality, Uncle Albert is Albert Einstein and this book is exploring his Special Theory of Relativity in an easier to understand way. I'm definitely a fan of the way it was presented and have gotten the other books in the series for my youngest although I look forward to reading them as well. A nice, gentle introduction to relativity for the young or old.

[Sho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although I actually know most of this (having read a fair few popular science books in the past. But I didn't like this one at all - having said that it is written for really quite young children, but there isn't nearly enough explanation of the science. So I finally gave it up as a bad job.

I'd be interested to hear, though, if anyone has used this book with the target audience to explain quantum physics though.

[Jean-Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this aloud to my 7- and 10-year-old, and all three of us loved it. We learned so much. This is a great read for children interested in science and an excellent introduction to Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Informational text in a narrative format works so well when learning about science. Three thumbs up! Up next: Black Holes and Uncle Albert.

The 10yo gave it 4.5/5 stars and the 7yo gave it 5/5 stars. That's how much they liked it.

[Jeroen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book after a discussion with my fellow colleagues about the Theory of Relativity.
One of them suggested this one, after my question of wanting an explanation like you would explain a kid.
So far it's giving me the insights and way of explaining i was looking for.
I think 'A brief history of Time' might be next :)

[Angie Libert · Rating 2 out of 5]

After reading George's Secret to the Universe, we were hoping to find something similar to that in this book. I am not sure if we did not like the book because it was not George, or if it was just because the story was lacking. Either way, we did not complete the story since no one was really all to interested in it.

[Tim Orfanos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ο (πραγματικός) Άινσταιν θα ήταν πολύ ικανοποιημένος με το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο του Στάνναρντ, γιατί, επιτέλους, καί τα παιδιά θα καταλάβουν την θεωρία της σχετικότητας με τον πιο απλό και δημιουργικό τρόπο που θα τους δείξουν ο θείος Αλβέρτος (το alter ego του Άινσταιν), η Αλίκη Νοητού και ο Κόμπι.

Βαθμολογία: 4,3/5 ή 8,6/10.

[Jacq · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this book with a high school physics class before they started Relativity! It was cute and fun to read aloud. I think it may be too complex for young ages unless you have someone who can explain it along the way. Regardless, I like the idea of introducing science at a young age.

[Nur MT · Rating 5 out of 5]

Einstein'ın oldukça karmaşık uzay ve zaman meseleleri çocukların kolayca anlayabilmesi için basitçe ve çok güzel örneklerle anlatılmış. Macera olmaması kitabın tek eksik yönü belki ama bu konular da daha basit ve eğlenceli anlatılamazdı. Uzay ve bilim meraklısı çocuklar için güzel bir alternatif.

[Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Libretto molto simpatico, ottimo lavoro di comunicazione della scienza, in particolare sulla relatività speciale di Einstein.

Comunica in modo semplice, chiaro e simpatico i fenomeni che avvengono a velocità prossime alla velocità della luce tramite i "gedanken experiment"

[Samantha Penrose · Rating 4 out of 5]

"There is time and space according to me, and there is time and space according to you. And that's all."