Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #430064 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Review
"Joseph Silk, one of the most productive cosmologists of our era, has updated his well-regarded book [with] the latest news from the cosmological front."
--Donald Goldsmith, astronomer and author of "The Runaway Universe"
"Brings a classic right up to date . . . The clearest and most comprehensive of its kind"
--Andrew Liddle, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Sussex
"Silk writes with clarity and authority about a field of deep interest to us all and to which he has made major scientific contributions over the years"
--Bruce Partridge, Haverford College
"A grand, sweeping tour of the Universe. Modern cosmological theories are lucidly explained by an astronomer who was instrumental in constructing them."
--Emory Bunn, Physics Department, Bates College
"This wonderfully detailed book gives an excellent flavor of the complex and rapidly changing field of cosmology."
--Michael Rowan-Robinson, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Physics Department

Synopsis
Our universe was born billions of years ago in a hot, violent explosion of elementary particles. "Big Bang" draws upon the latest theories and technology to provide a sweeping account of the event that set the universe in motion.

Customer Reviews

Ever been baffled by Stephen Hawking's Brief History?
Astronomy Lecturer Silk, covers pretty much the same ground as Stephen Hawking did in the Brief History of time; however unlike that book, this book has stripped out all the impenetrable jargon and turned the subject into a very readable history. To aid this readability, the mathematics has been removed to an appendix - for those who want it, and coupled with an excellent glossary this book is a must for any one interested in Cosmology. This book has clear diagrams and excellent English.