Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe - Hardcover

Overbye, Dennis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060159642 ISBN 13: 9780060159641

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1991

Synopsis

Subtitled The story of the scientific quest for the secret of the universe , this is an accessible, popular account (though also with much to interest the more sophisticated) of the intellectual adventurers who, over the past 40 years, have sought answers to the deepest questions we know to ask of the world. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Review:

"Superb....It is by mixing the personal and the cosmic in his reporting, just as the scientists mix them in their lives, that Mr. Overbye has managed to write such a good book". -- ECONOMIST

From the Back Cover:

In southern California, nearly a half century ago, a small band of researchers -- equipped with a new 200-inch telescope and a faith born of scientific optimism -- embarked on the greatest intellectual adventure in the history of humankind: the search for the origin and fate of the universe. Their quest would eventually engulf all of physics and astronomy, leading not only to the discovery of quasars, black holes, and shadow matter but also to fame, controversy, and Nobel Prizes. Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos tells the story of the men and women who have taken eternity on their shoulders and stormed nature in search of answers to the deepest questions we know to ask.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0060159642
• ISBN 13: 9780060159641
• Binding: Hardcover