Big Bang

"This book tells the story of the many brilliant, often eccentric scientists who fought against the establishment idea of an eternal and unchanging cosmos. From such early Greek cosmologists as Anaximander to recent satellite measurements taken deep in space, Big Bang is a narrative full of anecdotes and personal histories. Simon Singh tells the centuries-long story of mankind's attempt to understand how the universe came to be, a story which itself begins some 14 billion years ago (give or take a billion years)."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: Our universe is dotted with over 100 billion galaxies, and each one contains roughly 100 billion stars.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Fourth Estate

Editions

14

Reader rating

3.7 / 5 (6)

Pages

532

ISBN

9780007162208

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