Endless Universe
Beyond The Big Bang
$39.12
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2009
Summary
The first serious challenge to the widely accepted ‘Big Bang’ model of the universe. According to ‘Big Bang’ theory, space and time sprang into existence fifteen billion years ago: a super-heated fireball of near infinite density that expanded at phenomenal speed. As it continued to expand, it cooled and condensed to create the galaxies, stars and planets we see today.
But the theory has always had flaws and they have become increasingly difficult to reconcile. Why is the distribution…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753824429 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753824426 |
| Author: | Paul J. Steinhardt, Neil Turok |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2009 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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A very readable tale of scientific investigation - DAILY EXPRESS
A very readable tale of scientific investigation - DAILY EXPRESS
About The Author
Paul J. Steinhardt
Neil Turok is professor of Mathematical Physics at Cambridge University. He was born in South Africa and read Natural Sciences at Churchill College Cambridge before taking a PhD at Imperial College. His recent appointments have been as Reader in Physics at Imperial College and Full Professor of Physics at Princeton. He lives in Cambridge.
PAUL J. STEINHARDT is the Albert Einstein Professor in science and on the faculty of the departments of physics and astrophysical sciences at Princeton University.
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