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 The Inflationary Universeby Alan GuthMar 17, 1998
DescriptionThis is the compelling, first-hand account of Alan Guth’s paradigm-breaking discovery of the origins of the universe—and of his dramatic rise from young researcher to physics superstar. Guth’s startling theory—widely regarded as one of the most important contributions to science during the twentieth century—states that the big bang was set into motion by a period of hyper-rapid “inflation,” lasting only a billion-trillion-billionth of a second. The Inflationary Universe is the passionate story of one leading scientist’s effort to look behind the cosmic veil and explain how the universe began. Reviews“Guth’s book is written in a brisk, engaging style uncharacteristic of scientific autobiographies. His story tells much about how science sometimes works, how the universe may work, and how on occasion one bright individual can cause an intellectual revolution.” “Some great scientists are so great that they become icons of an epoch.… Albert Einstein is the pre-eminent example … and [Alan Guth] is one of Einstein’s most brilliant successors.” “Guth’s long-awaited account is remarkable both for its clear explanation of the nearly inconceivable and for the personal sense Guth conveys of what it felt like to do theoretical physics during the 1970s and 1980s.” “Guth equips you with a complete intellectual took kit in the form of a lucid history of twentieth-century cosmology and particle physics.” Selling TerritoryWorld Excluding UK & Commonwealth |
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