The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
| AUTHOR | Weinberg, Steven |
| PUBLISHER | Basic Books (08/18/1993) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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A Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened at the very beginning of the universe, and how we know
"Science writing at its best." -- New York Review of Books Our universe has been growing for nearly fourteen billion years. But almost everything about it can be traced back to what happened in just the first three minutes of its existence. In this book, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg describes in wonderful detail what happened in these first three minutes. It is an exhilarating journey that begins with the Planck Epoch - the earliest period of time in the history of the universe - and goes through Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the Hubble red shift, and the detection of the cosmic microwave background. These incredible discoveries all form the foundation for what we now understand as the "standard model" of the origin of the universe. Clearly and accessibly written, The First Three Minutes is a modern-day classic, an unsurpassed explanation of where it is that everything really comes from.
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ISBN-13:
9780465024377
ISBN-10:
0465024378
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0002
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Page Count:
224
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
5.30 x 0.70 x 7.90 inches
Weight:
0.40 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Physics - Astrophysics
Science | Space Science - Cosmology
Science | Study & Teaching
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
523.1
Library of Congress Control Number:
93232406
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Now featuring a major new epilogue that brings the story up to date, this classic work by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist is "science writing at its best" (New York Review of Books). Translated in 18 languages.
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A Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened at the very beginning of the universe, and how we know
"Science writing at its best." -- New York Review of Books Our universe has been growing for nearly fourteen billion years. But almost everything about it can be traced back to what happened in just the first three minutes of its existence. In this book, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg describes in wonderful detail what happened in these first three minutes. It is an exhilarating journey that begins with the Planck Epoch - the earliest period of time in the history of the universe - and goes through Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the Hubble red shift, and the detection of the cosmic microwave background. These incredible discoveries all form the foundation for what we now understand as the "standard model" of the origin of the universe. Clearly and accessibly written, The First Three Minutes is a modern-day classic, an unsurpassed explanation of where it is that everything really comes from.
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