This enlightening, engaging look at the universe, the scientists who explore it, and the far-reaching implications of recent discoveries presents an "enjoyable and useful book, a heroic synthesis of cosmic knowledge today" ("The Wall Street Journal").
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
1 The Shores of Light
2 The Expansion of the Universe
3 The Shape of Space
4 Blast from the Past
5 The Black Taj
6 The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
7 Cosmic Evolution
8 Symmetry and Imperfection
9 The Speed of Space
10 The Origin of the Universe(s)
11 Quantum Weirdness
12 A Place for Us
Contrarian Theological Afterword
Notes
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index