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Subtitled The story of the scientific quest for the secret of the universe , this is an accessible, popular account (though also with much to interest the more sophisticated) of the intellectual adventurers who, over the past 40 years, have sought answers to the deepest questions we know to ask of the world. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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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.
About the Author
"Dennis Overbye, who studied physics at MIT, is also the author of Einstein in Love. He is Deputy Science Editor of the New York Times, and his writings have appeared in Time, the New York Times Magazine, and many other publications Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos was nominated for a National Book Critics' Circle Award in Nonfiction and a Los Angeles Times Book Award in Science."
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- PublisherHarpercollins
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0060159642
- ISBN 13 9780060159641
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages438
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