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How the Universe Got its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space

How the Universe Got its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space

by JannaLevin (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

Conventional wisdom says the universe is infinite. But could it be finite, merely giving the illusion of infinity? Modern science is beginning to drag this abstract issue into the realm of the real, the tangible and the observable. HOW THE UNIVERSE GOT ITS SPOTS looks at how science is coming up sharp against the mind-boggling idea that the universe may be finite. Through a decade of observation and thought-experiment, we have started to chart out the universe in which we live, just as we have mapped the oceans and continents of our planet. Through a kind of cosmic archaeology and without leaving Earth, we can look at the pattern of hot spots left over from the big bang and begin to trace the 'shape of space'. Beautifully written in a colloquial style by a world authority, Janna Levin explores our aspirations to observe our universe and contemplate our deep connection with it.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 02 Jan 2003
ISBN 10: 0753813769
ISBN 13: 9780753813768
Book Overview: Author is one of the leading researchers in the field, currently working in the same department as Stephen Hawking Written in an original, novelistic style The first book to reveal the definitive scientific answers to the fundamental questions: what is the extent of the universe?What is its shape? What is its ultimate fate? 'A very interesting departure from the usual popular science formula...Levin is to be applauded for the sheer courage of producing something her mostly male colleagues, one guesses, will greet with raised eyebrows...This is a book to be applauded. I hope we shall see more like it' Scotland on Sunday 'Her touchingly personal account...Levin's scientific range is staggering' Glasgow Herald

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Janna was listed as one of three up and coming media stars in the THES this month and her new paperback is receiving good reviews, as the INDEPENDENT says, it's almost the Fever Pitch of astrophysics connects the dots for the la
Author Bio
Janna Levin is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. She lives in New York and is the winner of the 2007 PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for writers and with A MADMAN DREAMS OF TURING MACHINES was a winner of the Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work and a runner-up for the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. Find out more at www.jannalevin.com