THE INVISIBLE UNIVERSE

by George B. Field

In this book, George Field and Eric Chaisson, two of the country's leading astrophysicists, describe recent studies of the Universe from planets to quasars, and they explore the new discoveries that may come from the telescopes of the future. They tell of newborn stars hidden by clouds of dust and revealed by their infrared glow, and massive black holes lurking in the centers of galaxies, revealed by intense beams of x-rays. They ponder whether radio messages may already be arriving from galactic civilizations and explain a mystery at the frontier of cosmology, namely that matter invisible to the most powerful telescopes dominates the evolution of the Universe by its gravitational force. Finally, they describe current efforts to understand the first few seconds of time and the creation of the Universe. A new view emerges, one in which life is but a stage in the evolution of cosmic matter.

Genres: Science, Physics

195 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Phil Lawless · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book predates the Hubble telescope and so has limited interest in the current understanding. The Big Bang and inflation are covered. From the library book sale.