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

Overbye, Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316648965 ISBN 13: 9780316648967

Publisher: Back Bay Books, 1999

Synopsis

Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos Hailed as a paragon of science journalism, "Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos" is the dramatic, heartbreaking, and often comical story of cosmology, and the men and women devoted to discovering the secrets of the universe. Full description

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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: Back Bay Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0316648965
• ISBN 13: 9780316648967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 476