The Omega Point : Search for the Missing Mass and the Ultimate Fate of the Universe

John Gribbin

ISBN 10: 043430591X / ISBN 13: 9780434305919

Published by Heinemann, London England, 1987

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Hardback. In this book the author describes the search for the missing mass, and the implications of recent discoveries for the ultimate fate of the Universe. As the story of the missing mass and the ultimate fate of the Universe unfolds in this book, we encounter exotic forms of matter never detected in laboratories on Earth, puzzle over the absence of neutrinos coming from the Sun, watch time run backwards, delve into the implications of thermodynamics for the Universe at large, and meet many of the astronomers actively engaged in research today. 245 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic, Scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Omega Point : Search for the Missing Mass and the Ultimate Fate of the Universe
• Publisher: Heinemann, London England
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 043430591X
• ISBN 13: 9780434305919
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Physics chemistry Science technology & Enginering

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Synopsis

A fascinating new look at the universe from the bestselling New Age author of In Search of Schrodinger's Cat. Gribbin discusses the ultimate fate of the universe and explores the development of astronomy in the '80s. (Philosophy/Metaphysics)

About the Author

John Gribbin, PhD, trained as an astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge before becoming a full-time science writer. His books include the highly acclaimed In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, The First Chimpanzee, In Search of the Big Bang, In the Beginning, In Search of the Edge of Time, In Search of the Double Helix, The Stuff of the Universe (with Martin Rees), Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, and Einstein: A Life in Science (with Michael White).