Origins of the Universe: The Cosmic Microwave Background and the Search for Quantum Gravity

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Origins of the Universe: The Cosmic Microwave Background and the Search for Quantum Gravity
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Keith Cooper
SeriesHot Science
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreCosmology and the universe
Quantum physics
ISBN/Barcode 9781785786426
ClassificationsDewey:530.143
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Icon Books
Imprint Icon Books
Publication Date 3 September 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Nearly 60 years ago, Nobel Prize-winners Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson stumbled across a mysterious hiss of faint radio static that was interfering with their observations. They had found the key to unravelling the story of the Big Bang and the origin of our universe. That signal was the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the earliest light in the universe, released 379,000 years after the Big Bang. It contains secrets about what happened during the very first tiny increments of time, which had consequences that have rippled throughout cosmic history, leading to the universe of stars and galaxies that we live in today. This is the enthralling story of the quest to understand the CMB radiation and what it can tell us of the origins of time and space, from bubble universes to a cyclical cosmos - and possibly leading to the elusive theory of quantum gravity itself.

Author Biography

Keith Cooper is a freelance science journalist and editor, and author of The Contact Paradox: Challenging Assumptions in Our Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Bloomsbury Sigma). He is the Editor of Astronomy Now, and has edited the website Astrobiology Magazine.