• TIE-IN TO MAJOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL TV SERIES: In August 2011, the Discovery Channel will air the multi-part series "Wonders of the Universe" presented by Brian Cox. The series was a smash hit in the UK for the BBC.
• #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: Brian Cox's Wonders of the Universe was a huge #1 London Times bestseller, hitting multiple other lists, and consistently ranking in the top 10 on Amazon.uk.
• BRIAN COX IS THE NEW CARL SAGAN: Brian Cox is a star on the rise: he's a noted physicist, a former rock star musician, and smooth handsome presenter who makes science fascinating and accessible. As one UK paper put it: "Cox has the looks, charm, and expertise to turn millions on to the joys of science. . . and, whisper it, may even have succeeded in making physics cool."
• GORGEOUSLY ILLUSTRATED IN FULL COLOR: The interior is strikingly designed, with full-color images, diagrams, and illustrations. Many of the images of space and the cosmos are stunning.

13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars.

This infinite, vast ,and complex Universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years. The wonders of the Universe might seem alien to us and impossible to understand, but away from the telescopes, the labs and the white coats, Professor Brian Cox uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain its simple truths.

Travelling to the North Pole, Professor Cox demonstrates how spinning worlds create electrical currents and magnetism; he looks at the South Pacific Ocean to explain how the Universe communicates and moves in waves; he shows us how the water of the Angel Falls waterfall in Venezuela behaves exactly like the light does around a black hole. The same laws of light, gravity, time, matter, and energy that govern us here on Earth are the same as those applied in the Universe.

Using 3D CGI imagery, his expert knowledge and his infectious enthusiasm, Professor Cox shows us that if we can understand the impact of these governing laws on Earth, it will bring us a step closer to an understanding of our Universe.