The universe a biography
- The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative by one of the world’s leading astronomers.
- In this fascinating and original book, world-renowned astronomer Paul Murdin lays out the entire history of the Universe from here on Earth into the distance.
- The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang right up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative.
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The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative by one of the world’s leading astronomers.
Everyone knows astronomers use telescopes to peer into distant space. But did you know that they also use them as time machines to look back into the past? In this fascinating and original book, world-renowned astronomer Paul Murdin lays out the entire history of the Universe from here on Earth into the distance, leading us step by step through the history of time and space.
Our knowledge of the Universe is greater than ever thanks to cutting- edge scientific research, as well as a new age of space exploration and discovery, and Murdin has been at the forefront of this inquiry—he was the first person to identify a black hole. In The Universe, Murdin draws on his expertise in the field to explain difficult concepts such as black holes, nebulae, and dark matter and relates them to the most important characters and events in the history of our Universe: powerful
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Review: The Universe: A Biography
by Jeff Foust
Monday, May 9, 2022
The Universe: A Biography
by Paul Murdin
Thames & Hudson, 2022
hardcover, 304 pp., illus.
ISBN 978-0-500-02464-5
US$34.95
There’s no shortage of biographies in the space field. There are biographies of astronauts and cosmonauts, of engineers and administrators, and of scientists and businesspeople. But none, by definition, can be as expansive as a biography as the universe.
That’s the conceit, at least, of The Universe: A Biography by Paul Murdin, a professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy. His career has focused on supernovae, neutron stars, and black holes, including being one of the astronomers who discovered that the X-ray source Cygnus X-1 was a black hole. Here, he offers a high-level overview of the origins and development of the universe, from the Big Bang to life on Earth.
| “For constant thrill I’d hand it to journalism, but for lasting satisfaction, give me astronomy!” |
Murdin offers a basic chro
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The Universe: A Biography - Softcover
Synopsis
John Gribbin's The Universe: A Biography explores the story of our cosmos, from the mystery of its origins to how scientists think it might end.
- How did the universe grow from a tiny fireball to its present size?
- Where did life on earth come from?
- How do planets form?
- How will the universe end?
- And how do we even know all this anyway?
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