The Inflationary Universe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780201328400)

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 universe began.

Author: Alan Guth
ISBN-10: 0201328402
ISBN-13: 9780201328400
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
Language: English
Published: 03/18/1998
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.14w x 1.13d