Cosmic Coincidences: Dark Matter, Mankind, and Anthropic Cosmology - Softcover

Gribbin, John; Rees, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553347403 ISBN 13: 9780553347401

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1989

Synopsis

An investigation into the origin of intelligent life on Earth, includes an exploration of the nature of dark matter, the superstring theory, and the existence of other universes

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. John Gribbin, science writer and cosmologist, is the author of many nonfiction books, including In Search of the Big Bang, In Search of the Double Helix, the best-selling In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, and The Omega Point, which was nominated for Britain's top science book award in 1988. His first solo science fiction novel, Father to the Man, has recently been published in the U.S. A frequent guest on science programs on BBC Radio, Gribbin holds a doctorate in astrophysics from Cambridge University and lives in East Sussex, England. While still a graduate student, Dr. Martin Rees predicted that structures inside quasars (then newly discovered) would appear to move much faster than light. This was confirmed several years later, and he has continued to be on the forefront in the study of cosmology, galaxies, black holes, and space science. Elected Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge when he was only 30, Rees continues to be interested in the broader philosophical implications of his research and in conveying the fascination of the latest scientific ideas to a wide public. He has written numerous general articles, appeared frequently on radio and television, and given many public lectures, especially in the United States. Rees lives with his wife, a social anthropologist, in an old farmhouse near Cambridge. More books from John Gribbin are available at: http://ReAnimus.com/authors/johngribbin

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0553347403
• ISBN 13: 9780553347401
• Binding: Paperback