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The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
The classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened when the universe began, and how we know."Science writing at its best."--Martin Gardner, New York Review of Books
"Weinberg builds such a convincing case...that one comes away from his book feeling not only that the idea of an original cosmic explosion is not crazy but that any other theory appears scientifically irrational."--Jeremy Bernstein, The New Yorker
"The book is the first I have seen to have put the details, both historical and conceptual, of the origin of the Universe within the grasp of the general reader."--Isaac AsimovA
Book Details
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publish Date: Aug 18th, 1993
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: Updated - 0002
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.30in - 0.70in - 0.40lb
- EAN: 9780465024377
- Categories: • Physics - Astrophysics• Space Science - Cosmology• Study & Teaching
About the Author
Steven Weinberg won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 as well as the National Medal of Science and the Lewis Thomas Prize for the Scientist as Poet, among other honors. He was the Josey Regental Professor of Science at the University of Texas in Austin and the author of many books, including Dreams of a Final Theory and To Explain the World.
Praise for this book
"The book is the first I have seen to put the details, both historical and conceptual, of the origin of the Universe within the grasp of the general reader... As such, it is a tremendous service to us all."
--Isaac Asimov
--Isaac Asimov
"His book is science writing at its best."
--Martin Gardner, New York Review of Books
--Martin Gardner, New York Review of Books
"Weinberg builds such a convincing case...that one comes away from his book feeling not only that the idea of an original cosmic explosion is not crazy but that any other theory appears scientifically irrational."
--Jeremy Bernstein, New Yorker
--Jeremy Bernstein, New Yorker
"A most remarkable achievement...presented with clarity...and great scientific accuracy."
--T.D. Lee, Nobel Laureate in Physics
--T.D. Lee, Nobel Laureate in Physics