Flashes of Creation
Just finished reading "Flashes of Creation - George Gamow, Fred Hoyle And The Great Big Bang Debate" by Paul Halpern, released by Basic Books.
One of the most surprising tidbits of information I learned while reading this book is that George Gamow and Fred Hoyle, while supporting diametrically opposed theories of how the universe came to be, were actually friends who got along quite well. For some reason I always had this image of Gamow and Hoyle being bitter rivals who didn't get along. Halpern brings Gamow and Hoyle to vivid life by highlighting how the early lives of both men shaped how they came to view the creation of the universe. I was a bit dismayed to learn that I missed out on an opportunity to attend a talk by Geoff Burbidges that was held in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1995.
Halpern has written the definitive history of one of the pivotal moments in the history of 20th Century Astronomy and Cosmology in how humanity's knowledge expanded.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/Flashes-Creati...
One of the most surprising tidbits of information I learned while reading this book is that George Gamow and Fred Hoyle, while supporting diametrically opposed theories of how the universe came to be, were actually friends who got along quite well. For some reason I always had this image of Gamow and Hoyle being bitter rivals who didn't get along. Halpern brings Gamow and Hoyle to vivid life by highlighting how the early lives of both men shaped how they came to view the creation of the universe. I was a bit dismayed to learn that I missed out on an opportunity to attend a talk by Geoff Burbidges that was held in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1995.
Halpern has written the definitive history of one of the pivotal moments in the history of 20th Century Astronomy and Cosmology in how humanity's knowledge expanded.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/Flashes-Creati...
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