星童：我在夜空下的生活 英国天体物理学家马吉·阿德琳-波考克 Starchild : My Life Under the Night Sky

基本信息

ISBN-13：9781785949449

ISBN-10：1785949446

Author：Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Publisher：Ebury Publishing

Imprint：BBC Books

Format：Hardcover

Number of Pages：320

Release Date：18 March 2026

Weight：750g

Dimensions：240mm x 156mm x 40mm

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书籍简介

星童：追寻星辰的梦想回忆录

从伦敦卡姆登的童年到浩瀚的太空，这本励志回忆录出自太空科学家、《夜空》节目主持人、畅销书作家玛吉·阿德林-波科克之手。

“我会举杯向月亮致敬，仰望星空……我想，它吸引着我们；我们总是好奇，星空之外究竟隐藏着什么。”

玛吉·阿德林-波科克的命运似乎早已注定。从三岁起，受动画片《叮当猫》的启发，她便梦想着遨游太空。在动荡不安的童年里，她辗转于离异的父母和激烈的监护权争夺战之间，十四年间辗转十三所学校——尽管环境不断变化，她对宇宙的痴迷却始终未变。即使学校建议她成为一名护士，这份痴迷也与她成为一名科学家的渴望紧密相连。

《星童》是玛吉·艾略特情感真挚、坦诚动人的回忆录，讲述了她关于教育与偏见、逆境与抱负、为人母以及月亮的故事——所有这一切都以她特有的温暖而亲切的笔触娓娓道来。从在伦敦帝国理工学院物理系成为的黑人女性，到参与詹姆斯·韦伯和双子座望远镜的开创性工作，再到创办自己的演讲公司，每年与成千上万的孩子分享科学的奇妙，玛吉的故事将激励你永不放弃梦想。

Starchild: A Memoir of Dreams Reaching for the Stars

From a childhood in Camden to the frontiers of space, this is an inspirational memoir from space scientist, presenter of The Sky at Night, and bestselling author Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

‘I’d toast the moon and look at the sky… I think it draws us to it; we wonder what lies beyond.’

Maggie Aderin-Pocock’s destiny was always written in the stars. From the age of three, inspired by The Clangers, her dream was to go into space. Throughout a chaotic childhood, ricocheting between divorced parents and acrimonious custody battles, she attended thirteen schools in fourteen years - but while her environment regularly changed, her fascination with the Universe did not. It became enmeshed in her desire to succeed as a scientist even when her school careers advice was to become a nurse.

Starchild is Maggie’s emotionally honest and revealing memoir, telling a story of education and prejudice, adversity and ambition, motherhood and the moon - all recounted in her characteristically warm and relatable style. From being the only Black woman on her physics course at Imperial College London, to her groundbreaking work on the James Webb and Gemini telescopes, to starting her own public speaking company and sharing the wonders of science with thousands of children every year, Maggie’s story will inspire you to never give up on your dreams.

作者简介

玛吉·阿德林-波科克博士

玛吉·阿德林女爵士是一位空间科学家、作家和广播员，她毕生的热情在于让每个人都能领略宇宙的奇妙。在她的职业生涯中，她曾在工业界和学术界设计定制的科学仪器，包括用于监测气候变化的卫星，并为詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜项目做出了贡献。2004年，玛吉创立了科学创新有限公司（Science Innovation Ltd），致力于激励下一代科学家和工程师，尤其是来自弱势背景的人才。她是一位获得英国电影电视艺术学院奖（BAFTA）提名的电视节目主持人，参与制作纪录片、儿童纪实节目和喜剧节目，同时也是一位畅销书作家。她还共同主持了世界上播出时间长的科学节目《夜空》（The Sky at Night），并在英国皇家学会200周年圣诞讲座上发表了演讲。她对该领域的贡献还为她赢得了英国物理学会金奖、一个以她为原型的芭比娃娃，以及英国科学协会主席和莱斯特大学校长等职务。 2024年，她因对科学的教育和多元化的贡献，在新年授勋名单中被授予爵士头衔。

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Dame Maggie Aderin is a space scientist, author and broadcaster whose lifelong passion is making the wonders of the universe accessible to everyone. Over her career, she has created bespoke scientific instruments in both industrial and academic environments, including satellites that monitor climate change and contributing to the James Webb Space Telescope. In 2004, Maggie founded Science Innovation Ltd, a company dedicated to inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers, particularly from underrepresented backgrounds. She is a BAFTA-nominated TV presenter, working on documentaries, children’s factual television and comedy shows, and a bestselling author. She also co-hosts the world’s longest-running science programme, The Sky at Night, and gave the 200th anniversary Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution. Her contributions to the field have also earned her an Institute of Physics Gold Medal, a Barbie doll in her likeness and roles as President of the British Science Association and Chancellor of the University of Leicester. In 2024, she was knighted in the New Year’s Honours list for her services to science education and diversity.