Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
A half century ago, a shocking Washington Post headline claimed that the world began in five cataclysmic minutes rather than having existed for all time; a skeptical scientist dubbed the maverick theory the Big Bang. In this amazingly comprehensible history of the universe, Simon Singh decodes...
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A half century ago, a shocking Washington Post headline claimed that the world began in five cataclysmic minutes rather than having existed for all time; a skeptical scientist dubbed the maverick theory the Big Bang. In this amazingly comprehensible history of the universe, Simon Singh decodes the mystery behind the Big Bang theory, lading us through the development of one of the most extraordinary, important, and awe-inspiring theories in science.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007162215 (0007162219)
ASIN: 7162219
Publish date: November 1st 2005
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 560
Edition language: English
A remarkable and elegant narrative by Simon Singh on one of the most important and magnificent scientific achievements of the twentieth century in a very simple and highly entertaining style that anyone can enjoy, either scientific or non-scientific literate. What I really enjoyed from this book was...
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