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Whole Shebang: A State of the Universe Report Paperback - 1998
by Timothy Ferris
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").
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From the prizewinning author who has been called "the greatest science writer in the world" comes this delightfully comprehensive and comprehensible report on how science today envisions the universe as a whole.
Timothy Ferris provides a clear, elegantly written overview of current research and a forecast of where cosmological theory is likely to go in the twenty-first century. He explores the questions that have occurred to even casual readers -- who are curious about nature on the largest scales: What does it mean to say that the universe is "expanding," or that space is "curved"? -- and sheds light on the possibility that our universe is only one among many universes, each with its own physical laws and prospects for the emergence of life.
Timothy Ferris provides a clear, elegantly written overview of current research and a forecast of where cosmological theory is likely to go in the twenty-first century. He explores the questions that have occurred to even casual readers -- who are curious about nature on the largest scales: What does it mean to say that the universe is "expanding," or that space is "curved"? -- and sheds light on the possibility that our universe is only one among many universes, each with its own physical laws and prospects for the emergence of life.
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THIS BOOK will summarize what we know about the cosmos and how we know it, and will speculate about the directions cosmology may take in the future.
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- Title Whole Shebang: A State of the Universe Report
- Author Timothy Ferris
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Touchstone PR, New York
- Date 1998-07-06
- Features Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780684838618 / 0684838613
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.41 x 5.57 x 0.99 in (21.36 x 14.15 x 2.51 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Cosmology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96049768
- Dewey Decimal Code 523.1
Media reviews
Joel Achenbach
The Washington Post
Ferris...is a compassionate and clever guide...If there are more great discoveries to be made, Ferris would be someone you'd want around to explain them.
Citations
- New York Times, 07/19/1998, Page 28
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