Hunting down the Universe: the missing mass, primordial black holes, and other dark matters

by Michael Hawkins

A look at the author's controversial theory that 90% of the universe is made up of minuscule black holes with the mass of Jupiter but small in size offers speculation about the theory, groundbreaking scientific research to prove it, and thoughts on the jealousy and political pressure he has faced.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

258 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Patricia Daukantas]

When I started reading this book, I was in the thick of writing a feature article on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. So I took a look at the index and ... not a single mention of Vera Rubin. And this is a book on dark matter????? Wha...?

I had a hard time reading the first half of the book, because the author was apparently good friends with Fred Hoyle (who was still alive when the book was being written) and loved poking holes in the big-bang theory. The author went into a lot of philosophy and psychology/sociology about how scientists function in the real world.

It picked up in later chapters when the author described the reasoning behind his (and others') theory that dark matter consists largely of primordial black holes. I'm in no position to pass judgment on this hypothesis.

This book has a really good glossary of astronomical terms.

But still, no Vera Rubin???

[Željko Filipin]

A really interesting book. Obviously his theory on primordial black holes is not a popular one, but the book is still very interesting. I'm surprised it has only a few ratings and reviews on goodreads. I also couldn't find more about the author either on goodreads or the wider internet.