Beyond the Black Hole: Stephen Hawking's Universe

Science & Math

Boslough, John

Astronomy & Space Science

HarperCollins, Publishers

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

Masters of Time chronicles the sudden unraveling of modern cosmology from its heyday in the early 1980s, when the ultimate secret of the origin of the universe seemed all but in hand, to the confused scientific picture of the 1990s. By following each major theory from its origins to the point at which it is overtaken by contradictory or nonexistent evidence, Boslough offers the clearest explanation ever offered of what we know and still do not know about the origin and structure of the universe.

Masters Of Time: Cosmology At The End Of Innocence

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Basic Books

Masters of Time chronicles the sudden unraveling of modern cosmology from its heyday in the early 1980s, when the ultimate secret of the origin of the universe seemed all but in hand, to the confused scientific picture of the 1990s. By following each major theory from its origins to the point at which it is overtaken by contradictory or nonexistent evidence, Boslough offers the clearest explanation ever offered of what we know and still do not know about the origin and structure of the universe.

Here is an intimate glimpse of the greatest scientist of our day, the brilliant physicist confined to a wheelchair whose A Brief History of Time has become the first worldwide scientific bestseller of the century. The story of Stephen Hawking's relentless quest for the secret of the origins of the universe will change forever the way you look at the stars . . . and your place among them.

Stephen Hawking's Universe

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

AVON.

Masters of Time: Snakewood, Wormholes and the Big Bang

Physics

Orion Publishing Co

A portrait of the character of the Soviet dictator.

In the early 1990s, a NASA-led team of scientists changed the way we view the universe. With the COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer) project, they showed that the microwave radiation that fills the universe must have come from the Big Bang—effectively proving the Big Bang theory beyond any doubt. It was one of the greatest scientific findings of our generation, perhaps of all time. In The Very First Light, John Mather, one of COBE's leaders, and science writer John Boslough tell the story of how it was achieved. A gripping tale of big money, bigger egos, tense politics, and cutting-edge engineering, The Very First Light offers a rare insider's account of the world of big science.

The Very First Light: The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe

Mather, John

In 1990 and 1992, a NASA-led team of scientists from the COBE project changed the way we view the universe. They showed that the microwave radiation that fills the universe must have come from the Big Bang itself—effectively proving this theory beyond any doubt. It was one of the greatest scientific findings of our generation, perhaps of all time.In this no-holds-barred account, COBE's originator and Project Scientist, John Mather, and science writer John Boslough provide the intimate and startling details of how big science is done today. They tell of the discovery of the cosmic background radiation and of the fifteen-year struggle to design, build and launch the COBE satellite, including the unwelcome controversy when one team member breached the project's publication policy and stepped into the limelight alone. The Very First Light presents a rarely seen inside account of the world of big science, where cooperation and competition battle for supremacy. At the height of the project, more than 1,500 scientists, engineers, designers, and support staff worked on the spacecraft. The project was especially difficult because two of the three instruments were cooled to within a few degrees of absolute zero.When the Challenger exploded in 1986, the shuttle program was grounded indefinately, leaving the COBE with no route to space. The last available Delta rocket was approved for the mission, but now the team had to slash the spacecraft's five-ton weight in half. The story of this feat provides a remarkable behind-the-scenes look into the high-stakes, frenetic world of a big science project and NASA itself. The Very First Light is a portrait of science no serious reader will want to miss.

The Very First Light: The True Inside Story Of The Scientific Journey Back To The Dawn Of The Universe

Summarizes the work of Hawking, a British physicist afflicted with Lou Gehrig's disease, concerning gravity, subatomic particles, black holes, and the origins of the universe

William Morrow & Co.

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Beyond the Black Hole: Stephen Hawking's Universe

Beyond the Black Hole: Stephen Hawking's Universe

Masters Of Time: Cosmology At The End Of Innocence

Masters Of Time: Cosmology At The End Of Innocence

Stephen Hawking's Universe

Masters of Time: Snakewood, Wormholes and the Big Bang

Masters of Time: Snakewood, Wormholes and the Big Bang

The Very First Light: The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe

The Very First Light: The True Inside Story Of The Scientific Journey Back To The Dawn Of The Universe

Stephen Hawking's Universe