After the first three Minutes

by Thanu Padmanabhan

The evolution of our Universe and the formation of stars and galaxies are mysteries that have long puzzled scientists. Recent years have brought new scientific understanding of these profound and fundamental issues. In lively prose, Professor Padmanabhan paints a picture of contemporary cosmology for the general reader. Unlike other popular books on cosmology, After the First Three Minutes does not gloss over details, or shy away from explaining the underlying concepts. Instead, with a lucid and informal style, the author introduces all the relevant background and then carefully pieces together an engaging story of the evolution of our Universe. Padmanabhan leaves the reader with a state-of-the-art picture of scientists' current understanding in cosmology and a keen taste of the excitement of this fast-moving science. Throughout, no mathematics is used and all technical jargon is clearly introduced and reinforced in a handy glossary at the end of the book. For general readers who want to come to grips with what we really do and don't know about our Universe, this book provides an exciting and uncompromising read. Thanu Padmanabhan is a Professor at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, India. He is the recipient of numerous awards and author of three books, Structure Formation in the Universe (Cambridge, 1994), Cosmology and Astrophysics Through Problems (Cambridge, 1996), and, together with J.V. Narlikar, Gravity, Gauge Theories and Quantum Cosmology. He is also the author of more than one hundred popular science articles, a comic strip serial and several regular columns on astronomy, recreational mathematics, and the history of science.

Genres: Physics, Science, Astronomy, Nonfiction

215 pages, Unknown Binding

First published February 5, 1998

Reviews

[Sarah Far · Rating 5 out of 5]

کتاب پس از نخستین سه دقیقه،شما رو به عالم آغازین کیهان میبرد،جایی که بیگ بنگ (مهبانگ) آغاز میشود، از تمام جزئیاتی که تاکنون کشف و دیده شده،نوشته میشه.با اینکه کمی پیچیده س اما برای علاقمندان به شناخت جهان عالم جذاب و هیجان انگیزه. این کتاب بدون معادلات پیچیده ی ریاضی سعی داره بگه که کهکشان ها و ستارها و منظومه ها چگونه بوجود آمدند.
کتابی که تا پایانش در آسمانها و شاهد ساخته شدن کیهان هستید‌.

[Nahid · Rating 4 out of 5]

کتاب خیلیییی خیلییی خوبیه که من بارها خوندنش رو قطع کردم و فقط به بی نهایتی جهان هستی فکرکردم..
باخوندن همچین کتابایی میفهمیم چقدر ناچیز و حقیریم در برابر این عظمت
با خوندنش به جواب خیلی از سوالام رسیدم.
«سه دقیقه اول» را از طاقچه دریافت کنید
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[Jack Laschenski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deep and mysterious.

I can not follow the math.

But the big bang did happen.

[Mahdi Ashrafi · Rating 5 out of 5]

عالی

[Kirk · Rating 3 out of 5]

An overview of what we know (or what we knew in 1998) about the creation of the universe, galaxies, stars, etc. Written in a style that contains the scientific jargon without the technical mathematics or background, this is an interesting read for an appropriate audience. People without a university level background in some science might find it too dense and full of jargon whereas someone with a good knowledge of physics might find it too simplistic. I wouldn't recommend this book to everyone, but to someone in my position (college-level science classes but no background in advanced physics) I think this book is a good fit.

The first few chapters, which contained a very accelerated background in basic physics, were a little painful as the author did his best to cram everything he thought a lay reader would need to understand the book in a condensed form. As I made my through this overly detailed and only somewhat unilluminating section, I considered giving up this book despite its short length. However, the book really hit its stride in chapter 4 when the subject switched from a crash course in introductory physics to cosmology. The rest of the book flowed beautifully and clearly, carrying the reader across about red shifts, quasars, star / galaxy / supercluster formation and the evidence for dark matter and its form.

[Ashish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite scientific yet very lucid explanation of the origination of the Universe and the formation of stars and galaxies. Insights into scientific theory and discoveries that led to the current understanding.

[Pooriya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only I can say :THIS BOOK IS THE BEST

[Mohammad Reza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thia book is translated to persian by Shadmehri (Mohsen) and published by Ghoghnoos. I'm reading persian version.

[Farzane · Rating 4 out of 5]

awesome!