13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030023063X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A lively and accessible look at how astronomers determined the age of our universe.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
R. M. Peterson said One of the two or three best science books I have ever read. 1One of the two or three best science books I have ever read 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 more than 13 billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. .8 billion years (± .0"One of the two or three best science books I have ever read" according to R. M. Peterson. 1One of the two or three best science books I have ever read 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 more than 13 billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. .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 more than 1One of the two or three best science books I have ever read 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 more than 13 billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. 1 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 "One of the two or three best science books I have ever read" according to R. M. Peterson. 1One of the two or three best science books I have ever read 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 more than 13 billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. .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 more than 1One of the two or three best science books I have ever read 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 more than 13 billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. 015. He also tells how it was determined that the oldest stars in our Galaxy (the Milky Way) are a bit more than 1One of the two or three best science books I have ever read 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 more than 13 billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. billion years old. He concludes that "the discovery that the ages of the oldest stars and the age of the Universe are almost the same, with the stars (crucially) being slightly younger than the Universe in which they live is * * * one of the most profound discoveries ever made." Moreover, it "powerfully suggests that both the general theory o. Science writing at its best 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 discourse. Read, ponder, wonder, repeat.. Excellent summary Larry 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.
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. 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 th