<![CDATA[Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (P.S.)]]>

false 131304 <![CDATA[Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (P.S.)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630m/131304.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630s/131304.jpg 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.

]]> 131304 16 1608124 2004 Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (P.S.) total:329|5:135|4:132|3:53|2:8|1:1| 329 1379 590 52 10894 4.13 2468 358 38363949 549698 131304 0007162219 9780007162215 44 <![CDATA[Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630m/131304.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630s/131304.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/131304.Big_Bang_The_Origin_of_the_Universe 4.20 286 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.

]]> 2004 4 1 false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 22 00:51:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 00:53:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 45460177 1008236 1788521 0007162200 9780007162208 1 <![CDATA[Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188361484m/1788521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188361484s/1788521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1788521.Big_Bang_The_Origin_of_the_Universe 3.38 8 Big Bang actually delivers on that promise. General readers will find it to be among the very best books dealing with cosmology, because Singh follows the same plan he used in his brilliant Code Book: he puts people--not equations--first in the story. By linking the progression of the Big Bang theory with the scientists who built it up bit by bit, Singh also uncovers an important truth about how such ideas grow.

Death is an essential element in the progress of science, since it takes care of conservative scientists of a previous generation reluctant to let go of an old, fallacious theory and embrace a new and accurate one.

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]]> 2004 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 12:23:07 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 08:12:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38158687 1732699 2788177 9029562846 1 <![CDATA[De Oerknal]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202646906m/2788177.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202646906s/2788177.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2788177.De_Oerknal 4.50 2 Big Bang actually delivers on that promise. General readers will find it to be among the very best books dealing with cosmology, because Singh follows the same plan he used in his brilliant Code Book: he puts people--not equations--first in the story. By linking the progression of the Big Bang theory with the scientists who built it up bit by bit, Singh also uncovers an important truth about how such ideas grow.

Death is an essential element in the progress of science, since it takes care of conservative scientists of a previous generation reluctant to let go of an old, fallacious theory and embrace a new and accurate one.

As harsh as this statement seems, even Einstein defended an outmoded idea about the universe when an unknown interloper published equations challenging the great man. Einstein didn't have to die for cosmology to move forward (he reluctantly apologized for being wrong), but stories like this one show how difficult it can sometimes be for new theories to take root. Fred Hoyle, who coined the term "big bang" as a way to ridicule the idea of a universe expanding from some tiny origin point, strongly believed that the cosmos was in a steady state. But Singh shows how Hoyle's research, meant to prove the contrary, added evidence to the expansion model. Big Bang is also a history of astronomical observation, describing the development of new telescopes that were crucial to the development of cosmology. Handwritten summary notes at the end of each long chapter add a charming, classroom feel to this revealing and very readable book. --Therese Littleton]]> 2004 5 0 false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Nov 19 13:30:12 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 12:01:35 -0800 2008 Voor de gevorderden is het boek vooral interessant omdat het de verhalen rond de wetenschap vertelt. Singh vertelt op een heel meeslepende manier hoevee...more...]]> 58944482 76014 131304 0007162219 9780007162215 44 <![CDATA[Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630m/131304.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630s/131304.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/131304.Big_Bang_The_Origin_of_the_Universe 4.19 329 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.

]]> 2004 4 0 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 20:20:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 15:17:28 -0700 2009 This book is a history of the Big Bang model, providing at the same time an insight into what science is ...more...]]> 56797184 526331 131304 0007162219 9780007162215 44 <![CDATA[Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630m/131304.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630s/131304.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/131304.Big_Bang_The_Origin_of_the_Universe 4.19 329 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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]]> 2004 4 0 false Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 08 12:09:48 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 17:29:44 -0800 2009 335766 26706 131304 0007162219 9780007162215 44 <![CDATA[Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630m/131304.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233730630s/131304.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/131304.Big_Bang_The_Origin_of_the_Universe 4.19 329 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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