The View from the Center of the Universe: An Insider's Look at Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos - Hardcover

Primack, J. R.; Abrams, Nancy Ellen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594489149 ISBN 13: 9781594489143

Publisher: Riverhead Books, 2006

Synopsis

Draws on recent advances in astronomy, physics, and cosmology to present a theory of how to understand the universe and the role of our own world, in an account that offers insight into the origins and evolutionary coherence of the universe as well as its spiritual significance. 60,000 first printing.

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Review:

'A superb pop-science primer on current cosmology. There are gorgeously clear explanations of relativity, dark matter and the stages of the universe after the Big Bang...Abrams and Primack are on the side of science and narrate its discoveries brilliantly.' The Guardian

‘What is remarkable about this book is that it tells the story of the cosmos, tells it with the authority of those who have ingeniously figured it out, and tells it with the clear (and successful) intent of wanting us to understand.’ Ronald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize winner, Chemistry

‘Joel Primack is not only one of [the USA]’s leading cosmologists, he is also one of the subject’s most lyrical and insightful explicators.’ Sharon Begley, Science Columnist, Wall Street Journal

‘One of the world’s leading cosmologists joins forces with a scintillating writer to offer us a scientific vision and a practical yet spiritual philosophy of life. Read this book if you’ve ever wondered about the perennial questions: “How did it all begin? What does it all mean?”’
Daniel C. Matt, author of ‘God and the Big Bang’

About the Author:

Joel R. Primack, Ph.D., is an award-winning professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is one of the most respected researchers in his field. He was one of the principal originators and developers of the theory of Cold Dark Matter, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Nancy Ellen Abrams is an award-winning science philosopher, a writer, an artist, and a lawyer whose work has appeared in journals, magazines, and books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1594489149
• ISBN 13: 9781594489143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 373