The Accelerating Universe: Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant, and the Beauty of the Cosmos
"The Accelerating Universe is not only an informative book about modern cosmology. It is rich storytelling and, above all, a celebration of the human mind in its quest for beauty in all things."--Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams
In this entertaining and lively exploration of the universe, Hubble Space Telescope scientist Mario Livio introduces us to the "old cosmology," which culminated in the view of a perfectly balanced universe, and then presents all of the fascinating ideas being explored by cosmologists in the "new cosmology," which has been inspired by the discovery of acceleration. Providing extraordinarily clear explanations of all the key concepts and theoretical ideas, Livio is a marvelous guide through this most exciting frontier in science today.
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Book details
- Author
- Mario Livio
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 292
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Science › Space Science › Cosmology
Science › Space Science › Astronomy - Topics
- cosmology · astronomy · expanding universe · dark energy · Hubble Space Telescope · history of science · physics of the cosmos
- ISBN-13
- 9780471399766 (Paperback)9781630261771 (Hardcover)
About the author
MARIO LIVIO has published more than 400 scientific articles and is the author of Galileo: And the Science Deniers, Brilliant Blunders, and Is God a Mathematician?
Livio is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received the International Pythagoras Prize and the Peano Prize for The Golden Ratio, and holds a doctorate in theoretical astrophysics from Tel Aviv University. He spent 24 years as an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which operates the Hubble Space Telescope.