About John Gribbin
Dr. John Gribbin is a visiting faculty member in Astronomy at the University of Sussex in England and an award-winning author of many popular science books. His research interests include determining the age of the Universe and the search for life in space. He has worked on broadcasts for BBC Radio, and has been a consultant on several scientific TV programs. His books include The Birth of Time, an account relating how astronomers measure the age of the Universe, and Stardust, about the relationship between life on Earth and supernovas.
Novels
The Sixth Winter (1979) (with Douglas Orgill)
Brother Esau (1982) (with Douglas Orgill)
Double Planet (1988) (with Marcus Chown)
Father to the Man (1989)
Reunion (1991) (with Marcus Chown)
Ragnarok (1991) (with D G Compton)
Innervisions (1993)
Brother Esau (1982) (with Douglas Orgill)
Double Planet (1988) (with Marcus Chown)
Father to the Man (1989)
Reunion (1991) (with Marcus Chown)
Ragnarok (1991) (with D G Compton)
Innervisions (1993)
Non fiction
In Search of Schrodinger's Cat (1984)
In Search of the Big Bang (1986)
The Omega Point: The Search for the Missing Mass and the Ultimate Fate of the Universe (1987)
The Matter Myth: Dramatic Discoveries That Challenge Our Understanding of Physical Reality (1991)
Stephen Hawking - a Life in Science (1992)
In Search of the Edge of Time (1992)
Unveiling the Edge of Time: Black Holes, White Holes, Wormholes (1992)
Einstein (1994)
Eyewitness Science: Time and Space (1994)
Darwin: a Life in Science (1995)
Being Human (1995)
Schrodinger's Kittens (1996)
Companion to the Cosmos (1996)
Watching the Weather (1996)
Halley in 90 Minutes (1997)
Richard Feynman: A Life in Science (1997)
Faraday in 90 Minutes (1997)
Newton in 90 Minutes (1997)
Origins (1997)
What's the Big Idea? Time and the Universe (1997)
Time and Space: DK Eyewitness Guides (1998)
Watching the Universe (1998)
Q Is for Quantum: An Encyclopedia of Particle Physics (1998)
Almost Everyone's Guide to Science: The Universe, Life and Everything (1998)
In Search of Susy (1998)
The Case of the Missing Neutrinos (1998)
The Little Book of Science (1999)
The Birth of Time: How Astronomers Measured the Age of the Universe (1999)
The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything (1999)
What's the Big Idea? Chaos and Uncertainty (1999)
Deep Space (1999)
Eyewitness: Time and Space (2000)
Stardust: Supernovae and Life --- The Cosmic Connection (2000)
The First Chimpanzee (2001)
Ice Age (2001)
Space: Our Final Frontier (2001)
Hyperspace: The Universe and Its Mysteries (2001)
XTL: Life in Space and How to Find It (2001)
Global Warming: Essential Science Series (2002)
Food for the Future: Essential Science Series (2002)
The Digital Revolution: Essential Science Series (2002)
The Expanding Universe: Essential Science Series (2002) (with Mark A Garlick)
The Human Genome: Essential Science Series (2002)
The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (2003) (with Mary Gribbin) (see Philip Pullman)
The Men Who Measured the Universe (2004) (with Mary Gribbin)
The Universe: A Biography (2007)
In Search of the Big Bang (1986)
The Omega Point: The Search for the Missing Mass and the Ultimate Fate of the Universe (1987)
The Matter Myth: Dramatic Discoveries That Challenge Our Understanding of Physical Reality (1991)
Stephen Hawking - a Life in Science (1992)
In Search of the Edge of Time (1992)
Unveiling the Edge of Time: Black Holes, White Holes, Wormholes (1992)
Einstein (1994)
Eyewitness Science: Time and Space (1994)
Darwin: a Life in Science (1995)
Being Human (1995)
Schrodinger's Kittens (1996)
Companion to the Cosmos (1996)
Watching the Weather (1996)
Halley in 90 Minutes (1997)
Richard Feynman: A Life in Science (1997)
Faraday in 90 Minutes (1997)
Newton in 90 Minutes (1997)
Origins (1997)
What's the Big Idea? Time and the Universe (1997)
Time and Space: DK Eyewitness Guides (1998)
Watching the Universe (1998)
Q Is for Quantum: An Encyclopedia of Particle Physics (1998)
Almost Everyone's Guide to Science: The Universe, Life and Everything (1998)
In Search of Susy (1998)
The Case of the Missing Neutrinos (1998)
The Little Book of Science (1999)
The Birth of Time: How Astronomers Measured the Age of the Universe (1999)
The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything (1999)
What's the Big Idea? Chaos and Uncertainty (1999)
Deep Space (1999)
Eyewitness: Time and Space (2000)
Stardust: Supernovae and Life --- The Cosmic Connection (2000)
The First Chimpanzee (2001)
Ice Age (2001)
Space: Our Final Frontier (2001)
Hyperspace: The Universe and Its Mysteries (2001)
XTL: Life in Space and How to Find It (2001)
Global Warming: Essential Science Series (2002)
Food for the Future: Essential Science Series (2002)
The Digital Revolution: Essential Science Series (2002)
The Expanding Universe: Essential Science Series (2002) (with Mark A Garlick)
The Human Genome: Essential Science Series (2002)
The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (2003) (with Mary Gribbin) (see Philip Pullman)
The Men Who Measured the Universe (2004) (with Mary Gribbin)
The Universe: A Biography (2007)
Anthologies containing stories by John Gribbin
Short stories
| Double Planet (1984) | |||
| Perpendicular Worlds (1984) | |||
| The Doomsday Device (1985) | |||
| Programmed for Destruction (1985) | |||
| The Reversing Universe (1989) |
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