From the Black Hole to the Infinite Universe

by Donald Goldsmith, Donald Levy

David Levy and Donald Goldsmith met and began their professional collaboration at the University of California at Los Angeles during the 1963-1964 academic year. This book is one result. This exciting and highly readable book presents the most interesting aspects of astronomy and modern physics in a way that can be understood by readers with little or no scientific orientation or motivation. Shunning the mass of confusing detail that characterizes the standard textbook approach, the volume combines an engaging science fiction story with clear, concise and straightforward explanations of the important topics and exciting developments in physics, astrophysics and astronomy. Designed for one-quarter or one-semester courses, FROM THE BLACK HOLE TO THE INFINITE UNIVERSE has been written with freshness and verve for today's students in secondary schools colleges and universities. There are no prerequisites and more complex material is placed at the ends of the chapters where it can be used and studied with maximum effectiveness by student and instructor. In addition, the informed and the would-be-informed layman will find its pages an enhanced appreciation of the symmetry of the physical world in which we live.

Genres: Science

330 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1973

About the author

Donald Goldsmith is an astrophysicist, popular science author and screenwriter. He is the president of Interstellar Media. He is also the winner of the 1995 American Astronomical Society's Annenberg Foundation Award for Education and the Klumpke-Roberts Prize for his contributions to the public understanding of astronomy.

He received his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969.He taught at Stony Brook University before becoming a full-time popularizer, and has written, co-written, or edited a number of popular science books.

His book "Origins," co-written with Neil Tyson, was the companion volume to the four-hour PBS series with the same title. Dr. Goldsmith worked on Carl Sagan's "COSMOS" series, and on Neil Tyson's series of the same name, and was the science editor and co-writer of the six-part PBS series "THE ASTRONOMERS." He has written many popular articles for journals such as Scientific American, Natural History, Discover, and Astronomy.