The Whole Shebang: A State-Of-The-Universes Report Paperback - 1998
by Ferris, Timothy
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This enlightening, engaging look at the universe, the scientists who explore it, and the far-reaching implications of recent discoveries presents an "enjoyable and useful book, a heroic synthesis of cosmic knowledge today" ("The Wall Street Journal").
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- Title The Whole Shebang: A State-Of-The-Universes Report
- Author Ferris, Timothy
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing Used
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 1998
- Features Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0795096
- ISBN 9780684838618 / 0684838613
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.41 x 5.57 x 0.99 in (21.36 x 14.15 x 2.51 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Cosmology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96049768
- Dewey Decimal Code 523.1
Summary
Timothy Ferris provides a clear, elegantly written overview of current research and a forecast of where cosmological theory is likely to go in the twenty-first century. He explores the questions that have occurred to even casual readers -- who are curious about nature on the largest scales: What does it mean to say that the universe is "expanding," or that space is "curved"? -- and sheds light on the possibility that our universe is only one among many universes, each with its own physical laws and prospects for the emergence of life.
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- New York Times, 07/19/1998, Page 28
