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The Big Bang: The Creation and Evolution of the Universe

Joseph Silk

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#2403 of 3,809 books · #243 in Science & Technology

Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1981).

Our universe was born billions of years ago in a hot, violent explosion of elementary particles and radiation -- the big bang. What do we know about this ultimate moment of creation, and how do we know it? Drawing upon the latest theories and technology, The Big Bang, 3/e, is a sweeping, lucid account of the event that set the universe in motion. Joseph Silk begins his story with the first microseconds of the big bang, on through the evolution of planets, stars, and galaxies, and into the distant future of our universe. He also explores the fascinating evidence for the big bang model and recounts the history of cosmological speculation. Revised and updated, the new edition features all the most recent astronomical advances, including: photos and measurements from the Hubble Space Telescope, Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite, and Infrared Space Observatory; modern estimates of the age of the universe; new ideas in string theory and superstring theory; recent experiments on neutrino detection; new theories about the presence of dark matter in galaxies.

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Publisher
W H Freeman & Company
ISBN-13
9780716742463
Topics
CosmologyBig Bang theoryAstrophysics

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