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OverviewThe great debate over the Big Bang and the quest to understand the fate of the universe Today, the Big Bang is so entrenched in our understanding of the cosmos that to doubt it would seem crazy. But as Paul Halpern shows in Flashes of Creation, just decades ago its mere mention caused sparks to fly. At the center of the debate were Russian American physicist George Gamow and British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. Gamow insisted that a fiery explosion explained how the elements of the universe were created. Attacking the idea as half-baked, Hoyle countered that the universe was engaged in a never-ending process of creation. The battle was fierce. In the end, Gamow turned out to be right -- mostly -- and Hoyle, along with his many achievements, is remembered for giving the theory the silliest possible name: The Big Bang. Halpern captures the brilliance of both thinkers and reminds us that even those proved wrong have much to teach us about boldness, imagination, and the universe itself. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Halpern , David StifelPublisher: Basic Books Imprint: Basic Books Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 14.50cm Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9781549192999ISBN 10: 154919299 Publication Date: 17 August 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA valuable retrospective of a distinctly twentieth-century approach to fundamental physics. -- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, author of The Disordered Cosmos A valuable retrospective of a distinctly 20th century approach to fundamental physics. -- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, author of The Disordered Cosmos A valuable retrospective of a distinctly twentieth-century approach to fundamental physics. -- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, author of The Disordered Cosmos Author InformationPaul Halpern, PhD, is a professor of physics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the author of fifteen popular science books, including Einstein's Dice and Schr�dinger's Cat. He is the 2002 recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, awarded for research that ultimately resulted in the book The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything. David Stifel trained at the Yale School of Drama and has worked for such noted film directors as Steven Spielberg and Danny Boyle. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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