13.8 - The Quest to find the True Age of the Universe

Informationen zum Autor John Gribbin's numerous bestselling books include I n Search of Schrödinger's Ca t and Six Impossible Things , which was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize. He has been described as 'one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around' by the Spectator . In 2021, he was made Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex. Klappentext The 20th century gave us two great theories of physics: the general theory of relativity, which describes the behaviour of things on a very large scale, including the entire Universe; and quantum theory, which describes the behaviour of things on a very small scale, the sub-atomic world. The refusal of the Universe to reveal an equation that combines these two great ideas has caused some people to doubt our whole understanding of physics. In this landmark new book, popular science master John Gribbin tells the dramatic story of the quest that has led us to discover the true age of the Universe (13.8 billion years) and the stars (just a little bit younger). This discovery, Gribbin argues, is one of humankind's greatest achievements and shows us that physics is on the right track to finding the 'Theory of Everything'. 13.8 provides an eye-opening look at this cutting-edge area of modern cosmology and physics, and tells the compelling story of what modern science has achieved - and what it can still achieve. Zusammenfassung Popular science master John Gribbin tackles the very biggest question modern science has to answer.

Product details

• Authors: John Gribbin
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.09.2016
• EAN: 9781785781087
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-108-7
• No. of pages: 242
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; popular science, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, SCIENCE / Physics / Relativity, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Relativity physics, SCIENCE / Relativity, SCIENCE / Quantum Theory