{"product_id":"lonely-hearts-of-the-cosmos-dennis-overbye-9780316648967","title":"Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award: the \"intensely exciting\" story of a group of brilliant scientists who set out to answer the deepest questions about the origin of the universe and changed the course of physics and astronomy forever (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn southern California, nearly a half century ago, a small band of researchers -- equipped with a new 200-inch telescope and a faith born of scientific optimism -- embarked on the greatest intellectual adventure in the history of humankind: the search for the origin and fate of the universe. Their quest would eventually engulf all of physics and astronomy, leading not only to the discovery of quasars, black holes, and shadow matter but also to fame, controversy, and Nobel Prizes. \u003ci\u003eLonely Hearts of the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the men and women who have taken eternity on their shoulders and stormed nature in search of answers to the deepest questions we know to ask. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Written with such wit and verve that it is hard not to zip through in one sitting.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Overbye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316648965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316648967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 5.21w x 1.13d","brand":"Dennis Overbye","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045143933183,"sku":"9780316648967","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7ce5d2b-d7e8-4cde-8c20-108f22607af3.jpg?v=1684976993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lonely-hearts-of-the-cosmos-dennis-overbye-9780316648967","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}