Lonely hearts of the cosmos : the scientific quest for the secret of the universe / Dennis Overbye.

An examination of the events, people and discoveries made in the field of cosmology and toward understanding of the nature of the universe.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Overbye, Dennis, 1944-
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : HarperCollins, [1991], ©1991.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Cosmology.
Astronomers > Biography.
Cosmologie.
Astronomes.
Astronomers.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:vii, 438 pages : portraits ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue: Delegates to Eternity
  • The Man in the Cage
  • His Master's Voice
  • The Candy Machine
  • The War of the World Models
  • Bonfires on the Shores of Time
  • God's Turnstile
  • The King of Black Holes
  • The Big Bang
  • The Galaxy Makers
  • Fermiland
  • The Long March
  • The Endless Good-Bye
  • Fermiland
  • The Triumph of Beauty
  • The Reluctant Cosmologist
  • The Free Lunch
  • The Shadow Universe
  • The Hubble Wars
  • The Z-Machine
  • Springtime for Neutrinos
  • Zwicky's Revenge
  • The Astrologer's Curse
  • Dreamtime
  • The Last Gentleman
  • Sandage in Exile
  • The Day the Universe Stopped Expanding
  • The Other Side
  • Afterword: The Golden Age.