The Whole Shebang - Couverture souple

Ferris, Timothy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0297840819 ISBN 13 : 9780297840817

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997

Synopsis

This is an accessible, non-mathematical guide to all the central issues of cosmology, taking the reader through recent breakthroughs, hypotheses and arguments: the inflationary universe immediately subsequent to the Bog Bang; quantum cosmology and Hartle and Hawking's wave-function of the universe; the discovery and significance of large-scale galactic structure; the evolution of the universe(s) and the many-worlds hypothesis of parallel universes; the various anthropic principles; the controversies over the Big Bang and the discovery of the ripples in the microwave background radiatioon; the issues of the existence of other intelligent life-forms; and the possibility of the evidence of life on Mars.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From the prizewinning author who has been called "the greatest science writer in the world" comes this delightfully comprehensive and comprehensible report on how science today envisions the universe as a whole.
Timothy Ferris provides a clear, elegantly written overview of current research and a forecast of where cosmological theory is likely to go in the twenty-first century. He explores the questions that have occurred to even casual readers -- who are curious about nature on the largest scales: What does it mean to say that the universe is "expanding," or that space is "curved"? -- and sheds light on the possibility that our universe is only one among many universes, each with its own physical laws and prospects for the emergence of life.

Revue de presse

Frederick Patter The Christian Science Monitor The best popular science writer in the English language today.

Jim Holt The Wall Street Journal Excellent...a heroic synthesis of cosmic knowledge today.

Owen Gingerich The New York Times Book Review A breathtaking wide canvas...Ferris is admirably lucid.

Joel Achenbach The Washington Post Ferris...is a compassionate and clever guide...If there are more great discoveries to be made, Ferris would be someone you'd want around to explain them.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0297840819
• ISBN 13: 9780297840817
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible