This is the compelling, first-hand account of Alan Guth's paradigm-breaking discovery of the origins of the universe--and of his dramatic rise from young researcher to physics superstar. Guth's startling theory--widely regarded as one of the most important contributions to science during the twentieth century--states that the big bang was set into motion by a period of hyper-rapid "inflation," lasting only a billion-trillion-billionth of a second. The Inflationary Universe is the passionate story of one leading scientist's effort to look behind the cosmic veil and explain how the...
This is the compelling, first-hand account of Alan Guth's paradigm-breaking discovery of the origins of the universe--and of his dramatic rise from yo...
The classic Big Bang theory describes what happened after the bang. Guth looks at the questions the theory can't answer, such as - if matter can neither be created or destroyed, how could so much matter arise from nothing at all?
The classic Big Bang theory describes what happened after the bang. Guth looks at the questions the theory can't answer, such as - if matter can neith...
