| Before the Big Bang: The Prehistory of the Universe Contributor(s): Clegg, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312680287 ISBN-13: 9780312680282 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Cosmology - Science | Astronomy - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
| Dewey: 523.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.47" W x 8.27" (0.63 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: According to a recent survey, the most popular question about science from the general public was: what came before the Big Bang? We all know on some level what the Big Bang is, but we don't know how it became the accepted theory, or how we might know what came before. In Before the Big Bang, Brian Clegg (the critically acclaimed author of Upgrade Me and The God Effect) explores the history of this remarkable concept. From the earliest creation myths, through Hershel's realization that the Milky Way was one of many galaxies, to on-going debates about Black Holes, this is an incredible look at the origins of the universe and the many theories that led to the acceptance of the Big Bang. But in classic scientist fashion Clegg challenges the notion of the Big Bang itself, and raises the deep philosophical question of why we might want to rethink the origin of the universe. This is popular science at its best, exploratory, controversial, and utterly engrossing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clegg, Brian: - BRIAN CLEGG is the author of Ten Billion Tomorrows, Final Frontier, Extra Sensory, Gravity, How to Build a Time Machine, Armageddon Science, Before the Big Bang, Upgrade Me, and The God Effect among others. He holds a physics degree from Cambridge and has written regular columns, features, and reviews for numerous magazines. He lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife and two children. |