13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030023063X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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With his inimitable mixture of science, history, and biography, Gribbin shows how—despite skepticism among many physicists—these two great theories are very compatible, and point to a deep truth about the nature of our existence. In this landmark book, John Gribbin—one of the best-known science writers of the past thirty years—presents his own version of the Holy Grail of physics, the search that has been going on for decades to find a unified “Theory of Everything” that combines these ideas into one mathematical package, a single equation that could be printed on a T-shirt, containing the answer to life, the Universe, and everything. A celebrated astronomer makes a powerful case for the harmony between two of physics’ most important and seemingly contradictory theories The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The answer lies, intriguingly, with the age of the universe: 13.8 billion years.. The general theory of relativity describes the behavior of very large things, and quantum theory the behavior of very small things
“A lively and accessible look at how astronomers determined the age of our universe.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
One of the two or three best science books I have ever read R. M. Peterson 13.8 billion years (± .021 billion years): That is the age of the Universe. In this book John Gribbin tells how that figure was determined -- with the most recent input coming in 2015. He also tells how it was determined that the oldest stars in our Galaxy (the Milky Way) are a bit m. Bob Blacksberg said Science writing at its best. Gribben again offers deep insight, clarity and pleasure to the intellectual wonder and achievement of "Science writing at its best" according to Bob Blacksberg. Gribben again offers deep insight, clarity and pleasure to the intellectual wonder and achievement of 20th and 21st century astronomy and physics. To know clearly that science can teach us the birthday of the universe is a powerful antidote to the science denial so rampant in today's public. 0th and "Science writing at its best" according to Bob Blacksberg. Gribben again offers deep insight, clarity and pleasure to the intellectual wonder and achievement of 20th and 21st century astronomy and physics. To know clearly that science can teach us the birthday of the universe is a powerful antidote to the science denial so rampant in today's public. 1st century astronomy and physics. To know clearly that science can teach us the birthday of the universe is a powerful antidote to the science denial so rampant in today's public. Larry said Excellent summary. This book provides an excellent sumary of the past several hundred years of astrophysics in layman's terms without any mathematical knowledge or skill required to understand the concepts discussed.