The Little Book of the Big Bang: A Cosmic Primer (Little Book Series) - Hardcover

Hogan, Craig J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387983856 ISBN 13: 9780387983851

Publisher: Copernicus, 1998

Synopsis

"Hogan compresses the fifteen-billion-year history of the Universe into a pleasurable evening. In a very direct way, he answers the questions everyone asks." -MARGARET GELLER, HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS
"This delightful little primer brings you right up to the cutting edge of modern cosmology." -GEORGE SMOOT, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, COBE AND AUTHOR OF WRINKLES IN TIME
"An excellent bridge by which the layperson can enter the domain of the Cosmos with understanding." -ROBERT WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

About this title

About the Author:

Craig J. Hogan is Professor and Chair of the Astronomy Department at the University of Washington, Seattle. Author of more than 100 research articles in astrophysical cosmology, he has held postdoctoral prize fellowships at Caltech and the University of Chicago, and a faculty appointment at Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona. He lives in Seattle with his wife and three children.

Review:

From the reviews:

"The explosion of data and theory in cosmology has led to a profusion of books about modern cosmology written for non-experts. Craig Hogan's cosmic primer ranks among the best: it is a gem." NATURE

"... A book for those who already know something about the subject and want to be reminded of how all the jigsaw pieces fit together. And it is a priceless window into the mind of one of the major players in present-day cosmology." New Scientist

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Copernicus
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0387983856
• ISBN 13: 9780387983851
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 195