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- ISBN
- 9780198722892
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Masters of the Universe : Conversations with Cosmologists of the Past
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 18.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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This book tells the fascinating history of cosmology using a series of fictitious interview transcripts with the field's leading scientists, including giants such as Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, and George Gamow, to give the reader a lively and "almost authentic" impression of the problems that faced this early generation of cosmologists.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198722893
ISBN-13
9780198722892
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Product Key Features
Publication Name
Masters of the Universe : Conversations with Cosmologists of the Past
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Qb981
Reviews
"This interesting work would be a useful addition to college libraries. Recommended."--CHOICE "[A]n enthralling journey not only into fantastic cosmic mysteries but also into the human mind."--Journal of the History of Astronomy, Helge Kragh tells us the history of twentieth-century cosmology in a most lively and accessible form. Through his ingenious recourse to fictional interviews, he succeeds in conveying both the scientific stakes and the human complexity of one of the greatest adventures of mankind., 'This interesting work would be a useful addition to college libraries. Recommended.'CHOICE'[A]n enthralling journey not only into fantastic cosmic mysteries but also into the human mind.'Mario Livio, Journal of the History of Astronomy'Helge Kragh tells us the history of twentieth-century cosmology in a most lively and accessible form. Through his ingenious recourse to fictional interviews, he succeeds in conveying both the scientific stakes and the human complexity of one of the greatest adventures of mankind.'Olivier Darrigol, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique'An ambitious and highly engaging book that is also a very major contribution to the history of modern cosmology.'Robert Smith, University of Alberta'A rich and highly imaginative narrative that uses fictional interviews as the platform for the story, which has a fine historiographical style and is presented with flair. This is an absorbing and different approach to the history of cosmology.'Simon Mitton, University of Cambridge'This is an outstanding book, suitable for the numerous leisure (or pleasure) historians in the astronomy community.'Simon Mitton, The Observatory, "This interesting work would be a useful addition to college libraries. Recommended."--CHOICE"[A]n enthralling journey not only into fantastic cosmic mysteries but also into the human mind."--Journal of the History of Astronomy, "This interesting work would be a useful addition to college libraries. Recommended." --Choice "[A]n enthralling journey not only into fantastic cosmic mysteries but also into the human mind." --Journal of the History of Astronomy
Table of Content
1. Kristian Birkeland: from aurora to the universe2. Svante Arrhenius' eternal cosmos3. Karl Schwarzschild: astronomer and physicist4. Hugo von Seeliger and stellar cosmology5. Albert Einstein's finite universe6. Willem de Sitter and the expanding universe7. George Lemaitre's primeval atom8. Arthur Eddington's rationalistic cosmology9. Edwin Hubble, observational cosmologist10. George Gamow: nuclear physics and the early universe11. Fred Hoyle and Hermann Bondi: the steady state theory12. Paul Dirac and the magic of large numbers13. Robert Dicke and the big bang
Copyright Date
2014
Topic
Cosmology, History
Dewey Decimal
523.109
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science
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