The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000776JJC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 521 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Black-Body Radiation:" according to LastRanger. Published in 1977 "The First Three Minutes" was an immediate hit with the general lay-public, from teens to adults, and instantly reset the bar for quality science writing for all science books that followed. Written by American theoretical physicist and future Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg, it introduces the wonders of Cosmology and Physics to "anyone willing to puzzle through some detailed arguments", in this he was eminently successful. In the 199Black-Body Radiation: Published in 1977 "The First Three Minutes" was an immediate hit with the general lay-public, from teens to adults, and instantly reset the bar for quality science writing for all science books that followed. Written by American theoretical physicist and future Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg, it introduces the wonders of Cosmology and Physics to "anyone willing to puzzle through some detailed arguments", in this he was eminently successful. In the 1993 edition he wrote a new preface and an . edition he wrote a new preface and an . Great book by insightful physicist Great book by insightful physicist. I'm an engineering student and always love talking with my physicist friend. This book covers a great introduction to the big bang cosmology. The amazing thing about it is that you don't have to have a degree in physics to appreciate it. Some high school physics about Newton law is enough, though a statistical mechanical understanding of temperature is helpful.. "A good book for the non-beginners" according to Assaf Taiber. For someone who is not a physics student or expert, but likes physics and has read some basic popular books such as Hawking's "A Brief History of Time", and/or Simon Singh's excellent book on the Big Bang, or Gamow excellent books - this book is the next step. With a somewhat more in-depth physics (but not too intimidating) I found the book really as the next step I needed in my free reading. I am less concerned with some of the critics about its up-to-date accuracy, or other interesting cr
He plays jazz trombone for the Leatherstocking quartet, an ensemble that gets its name from one of his favorite Blackstone narrations, The Deerslayer. His earlier prize-winning book The First Three Minutes is the classic account of the "Big Bang," the modern theory of the origin of the universe. Steven Weinberg received the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in unifying two of the fundamental forces of nature, and
According to the latest cosmological knowledge, Weinberg describes the universe as originating in fractions of a second. This classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened when the universe began, and how we know. This is an excellent primer for anyone interested in the beginning of the world by one of our best science writers. He divides the early universe into six frames, some lasting less than a second while others extend for more than a minute, and details the incredible energetic reactions that took place within each frame. From the Big Bang to string theory, dark matter to the theory of relativity, this book covers a range of fascinating subjects written in language that will apeal to science enthusiasts and general readers alike.
"Science writing at its best." -- --Martin Gardner, New York Review of Books