Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe - Softcover

Singh, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007162219 ISBN 13: 9780007162215

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2005

Synopsis

A half century ago, a shocking Washington Post headline claimed that the world began in five cataclysmic minutes rather than having existed for all time; a skeptical scientist dubbed the maverick theory the Big Bang. In this amazingly comprehensible history of the universe, Simon Singh decodes the mystery behind the Big Bang theory, lading us through the development of one of the most extraordinary, important, and awe-inspiring theories in science.

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Review:

"An excellent account of one of the most dramatic and moving events of the century."--New York Times on Fermat's Enigma

"Enthralling...commendably lucid...[Singh's] book provides a timely and entertaining summary of the subject."--Economist on The Code Book

"An absorbing tale of codemaking and codebreaking over the centuries."--Scientific American on The Code Book

"This book is a blast...who knew that the Big Bang could be so much fun?"--James Gleick, bestselling author of CHAOS and FASTER

"A clear, lively, and comprehensive view of the way science arrived at the leading theory of how everything began."---Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Singh is one of the best science journalists writing today...Impressive."--London Times (Sunday)

"Singh spins tales of cryptic intrigue in every chapter."--Wall Street Journal on The Code Book

"Entertaining and satisfying. . . . Offers a fascinating glimpse into the mostly secret competition between codemakers and codebreakers."--USA Today on The Code Book

"(Singh) is a gifted expositor, ready to venture to places other science popularisers don't even try to reach."--The Mail (on Sunday)

"Singh's unerring eye for picturesque anecdotes and his capacity for simplifying complex scientific ideas is a winning formula."--Saturday Daily Telegraph (London)

About the Author:

Simon Singh is a science journalist and TV producer. Having completed his Ph.D. at Cambridge he worked from 1991 to 1997 at the BBC producing Tomorrow’s World and co-directing the BAFTA award-winning documentary Fermat’s Last Theorem for the Horizon series. In 1997, he published Fermat’s Last Theorem, which was a no 1 best-seller in Britain and translated into 22 languages. In 1999, he published The Code Book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007162219
• ISBN 13: 9780007162215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560