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Dennis Overbye Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos : the Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe
- Publication Name
- Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos
- Title
- Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos
- Subtitle
- The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0316648965
- EAN
- 9780316648967
- ISBN
- 9780316648967
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Science
- Release Year
- 1999
- Release Date
- 02/11/1999
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Topic
- Cosmology, Science & Technology
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 10.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award: the "intensely exciting" story of a group of brilliant scientists who set out to answer the deepest questions about the origin of the universe and changed the course of physics and astronomy forever ( Newsday ). 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. "Written with such wit and verve that it is hard not to zip through in one sitting." -- Washington Post
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316648965
ISBN-13
9780316648967
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22946
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos : the Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Cosmology, Science & Technology
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qb981.O94 1999
Reviews
"This is one of the most ambitious popularizations of science to be attempted in recent memory. Seldem has any science journalist said so much, so well, in so few pages." -- Timothy Ferris , Scientific American, "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."-- The Economist, "Written with such wit and verve that it is hard not to zip through in one sitting."-- Martin Gardner , Washington Post, "For his sense of the culture of science -- the traditions, the slang, the rivalries, the unwritten rules -- Mr. Overbye makes a wonderful tour guide."-- James Gleick , New York Times Book Review, "One of the great intellectual dramas of the twentieth century comes blazingly to life in this passionate, challenging, and intensely exciting book."-- Wendy Smith , Newsday
Lccn
99-045792
Dewey Decimal
520.922
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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