Laura Vivacqua was born in Salerno in 1989 and began studying Comics at the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Naples after completing classical studies in high school and earning a degree in Languages and Oriental Civilizations. She has been part of the comic world for about three years. After graduating in Comics, she started working and co-founded the self-publishing label Attaccapanni Press, where she took on roles in scouting, editing, and social media management, as well as working as a full author for short stories featured in the anthologies Grimorio, Ave, Grimorio II, and the first issue of the magazine Clessidra. Her role at the label ended in December 2018, and she is now a freelance artist working on personal projects in the fields of comics and board games.
Margherita Hack. A bike among the Stars
Biography
Graphic Novel
Cycling among the stars
You may not know, but we astronomers have a time machine. It’s the speed of light. It allows us to look back in time.
During a long bicycle trip, Margherita Hack tells her husband Aldo about her infinite passion for physics and astronomy. Drawing continuous similarities from the world of bicycles, Margherita reviews and explains some of the greatest questions of modern science: Einstein’s theory of relativity, time travel, the existence of extra-terrestrial life forms, the birth and death of a star.
- Mixing biographical story and scientific disclosure with irony and inventiveness, Margherita Hack, cycling among the stars is a surprising journey through the life and passions of an extraordinary woman.
- A timeless parable that reminds us of the legacy left to us as a gift by Margherita Hack.
Publisher:
Beccogiallo (Italy)
Target:
10+
Year:
2021
Author
Roberta Balestrucci Fancellu
Roberta Balestrucci Fancellu, born in Macomer in 1983, is a storyteller and professional with a deep passion for children's literature. She lives and works in her hometown, where she actively contributes to the local culture. At the Centro Servizi Culturali of Macomer, she organizes workshops in schools aimed at encouraging reading among young people and oversees events and seminars that promote cultural growth.
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