The Whole Shebang - A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report

This enlightening, engaging look at the universe, the scientists who explore it, and the far-reaching implications of recent discoveries presents an "enjoyable and useful book, a heroic synthesis of cosmic knowledge today" ("The Wall Street Journal").

List of contents

Preface

1 The Shores of Light

2 The Expansion of the Universe

3 The Shape of Space

4 Blast from the Past

5 The Black Taj

6 The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

7 Cosmic Evolution

8 Symmetry and Imperfection

9 The Speed of Space

10 The Origin of the Universe(s)

11 Quantum Weirdness

12 A Place for Us

Contrarian Theological Afterword

Notes

Glossary

Acknowledgments

Index

About the author

Timothy Ferris is the bestselling author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way (winner of the American Institute of Physics Prize) and The Mind's Sky (named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times), among other books. An emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley, he lives in San Francisco.

Additional text

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.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Ferris, Ferris Timothy
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.07.1998
• EAN: 9780684838618
• ISBN: 978-0-684-83861-8
• No. of pages: 393
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 178 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Illustrations: illustrations
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, science; astronomy; cosmology; space; space science