The Shadows of Creation: Dark Matter and the Structure of the Universe

by Michael Riordan, David N. Schramm

Explores recent research into dark matter and its impact on the composition of the universe and the motions of galaxies, and describes efforts to determine what dark matter might be

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

277 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Atif Ehsan]

Quite intresting but needs a science background as goes deep into particle Physics for average layman.

[BT James]

How does Science go about discovering the elusive "dark matter?" They return to the very origins of the universe and, meticulously, identify and account for everything else. The Shadows Of Creation begins seconds into the theoretical "big bang," investigating how various universal concepts could bring about the elements and particles responsible for constructing the visible. Later chapters begin to veer away from the proven and into the hypothetical, but authors Riordan and Schramm guide the reader carefully so even less-informed readers can confidently follow.
The story arc of "dark matter" has accelerated in recent years, but reading Shadows Of Creation gives readers an opportunity to easily binge-read all the earlier years of research.

[Arsh]

Book is too technical. Last 100 pages are pure calculations. I had to stop.

[Remo]

Vademécum de cosmología moderna: nuevas y antiguas teorías, materia oscura, destino del Universo...
El libro no tiene el estilo más ameno del mundo, pero cuenta cosas muy interesantes. Decididamente la cosmología es una parte difícil de la física. Pero abre las puertas a muchísimas cosas fascinantes. Son tantos los datos que proporciona el libro que llegan a marear, pero más importante que la canidad de respuestas que da es la cantidad de preguntas que se hace, trazando un perfecto "mapa de la ignoancia" del conocimiento científico. Muy interesante.