How did a single "genesis event" create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets?
About the Author: Martin Rees is a leading researcher on cosmic evolution, black holes, and galaxies.
208 Pages
Science, Space Science

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About the Book

Popular cosmologist Martin Rees of Cambridge University traces the essential features of the physical cosmos to six numbers imprinted in the Big Bang, and argues that if a single one were untuned, there would be no stars and no life.

Book Synopsis

How did a single "genesis event" create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? How did atoms assemble -- here on earth, and perhaps on other worlds -- into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins? What fundamental laws govern our universe?This book describes new discoveries and offers remarkable insights into these fundamental questions. There are deep connections between stars and atoms, between the cosmos and the microworld. Just six numbers, imprinted in the "big bang," determine the essential features of our entire physical world. Moreover, cosmic evolution is astonishingly sensitive to the values of these numbers. If any one of them were "untuned," there could be no stars and no life. This realization offers a radically new perspective on our universe, our place in it, and the nature of physical laws.

About the Author

Martin Rees is a leading researcher on cosmic evolution, black holes, and galaxies. He has himself originated many key ideas, and brings a unique perspective to themes discussed in this book. He is currently a Royal Society Research Professor, and Great Britain's Astronomer Royal. Through based in Cambridge University for most of his career, he travels extensively, and collaborates wit many colleagues in the U.S. and elsewhere. He is an enthusiast for international collaboration in research, and is a member of several foreign academies.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W) x .53 Inches (D)

Weight: .44 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 208

Genre: Science

Sub-Genre: Space Science

Publisher: Basic Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Martin Rees

Language: English

Street Date: May 1, 2001

TCIN: 77263355

UPC: 9780465036738

Item Number (DPCI): 247-53-1788

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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