The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins - Brossura

Guth, Alan H.

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ISBN 10: 0201328402 ISBN 13: 9780201328400

Casa editrice: Basic Books, 1998

Riassunto

This is the compelling, first-hand account of Alan Guth's paradigm-breaking discovery of the origins of the universe,and of his dramatic rise from young researcher to physics superstar. Guth's startling theory,widely regarded as one of the most important contributions to science during the twentieth century,states that the big bang was set into motion by a period of hyper-rapid inflation," lasting only a billion-trillion-billionth of a second. The Inflationary Universe is the passionate story of one leading scientist's effort to look behind the cosmic veil and explain how the universe began.

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Alan Guth is V. F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to being elected to the National Academy of Sciences and receiving many other academic awards, Newsweek has called him one of The Top 25 American Innovators," and Science Digest has ranked him among the 100 Brightest Scientists Under 40."

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From the man who revolutionized cosmology, the story of what happened before the Big Bang.. This is the compelling, first-hand account of Alan Guths paradigm-breaking discovery of the origins of the universeand of his dramatic rise from young researcher to physics superstar. Guths startling theorywidely regarded as one of the most important contributions to science during the twentieth centurystates that the big bang was set into motion by a period of hyper-rapid inflation, lasting only a billion-trillion-billionth of a second. The Inflationary Universe is the passionate story of one leading scientists effort to look behind the cosmic veil and explain how the universe began.

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• Editore: Basic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0201328402
• ISBN 13: 9780201328400
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 358