Origins
Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists
Harvard University Press
Published on 2. September 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-674-64471-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Origins" reveals the human being within the scientist in a study of the philosophical, personal, and social factors that enter into the scientific process. 27 active cosmologists - including Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, Steven Weinberg, Vera Rubin, Allan Sandage, Margaret Geller, and Alan Guth - talk candidly about their childhoods and early influences, their motivations, prejudices and worldviews. The book's introduction traces the explosion of new ideas that has recently shaken cosmological thinking. "Origins" explores not just the origin of the universe but also the origins of scientific thought.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
36 half-tones, 6 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
740 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-64471-7 (9780674644717)
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