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Flashes of Creation Lib/E: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate

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A respected physics professor and author breaks down the great debate over the Big Bang and the continuing quest to understand the fate of the universe. Today, the Big Bang is so entrenched in our understanding of the cosmos that to doubt it would seem crazy. But as Paul Halpern shows in Flashes of Creation, just decades ago its mere mention caused sparks to fly. At the center of the debate were Russian American physicist George Gamow and British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. Gamow insisted that a fiery explosion explained how the elements of the universe were created. Attacking the idea as half-baked, Hoyle countered that the universe was engaged in a never-ending process of creation. The battle was fierce. In the end, Gamow turned out to be right -- mostly -- and Hoyle, along with his many achievements, is remembered for giving the theory the silliest possible name: "The Big Bang." Halpern captures the brilliance of both thinkers and reminds us that even those proved wrong have much to teach us about boldness, imagination, and the universe itself.

About the Author :
Paul Halpern is a professor of physics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the author of sixteen popular science books, including The Quantum Labyrinth, Einstein's Dice and Schrodinger's Cat, and Synchronicity. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. David Stifel trained at the Yale School of Drama and has worked for such noted film directors as Steven Spielberg and Danny Boyle.

Review :

"A scintillating account of the intellectual travails of Gamow and Hoyle, two animated, curious, provocative, and controversial figures in twentieth-century physics...[An] expertly crafted biography."

-- "Science Magazine"

"An expert and entertaining account of the first great controversy in cosmology."

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"Capturing the history of the Big Bang theory is no easy task, but Halpern pulls it off...Flashes of Creation is a treat and a worthy tribute to two scientific mavericks."

-- "Science News" A vivid and gripping tale of the origins of today's cosmology, Flashes of Creation weaves together the extraordinary personalities and their scientific disputes that gave birth to the theory of the Big Bang. Informative and enjoyable.-- "Ian Stewart, author of, Calculating the Cosmos" An astute and deeply researched account of the argument between two of the most colorful characters in twentieth-century science, about the true nature of literally everything in existence. Flashes of Creation shows scientists at their most human, as they struggle to unravel riddles of cosmic importance.-- "Philip Ball, author of, Beyond Weird: Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Quantum Physics is Different" Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, Flashes of Creation offers a fresh look at the mid-20th century debate--sometimes playful, mostly contentious--on the origin of our universe. Paul Halpern's engaging narrative and rich portrayals of the key participants adds a new and reverberating bang to the story of the Big Bang theory's triumph.-- "Marcia Bartusiak, author of, The Day We Found the Universe and Black Hole" Before The Big Bang Theory was a TV show, it first was a putdown. Flashes of Creation relates the fascinating history of the two competing theories for how the universe came to be, promoted by two larger-than-life physicists who clashed in science journals and popular media. Highly readable, entertaining and informative, Paul Halpern's latest book shows that even when grappling with some of the biggest questions, science is a human activity and all the better for it.-- "James Kakalios, University of Minnesota and author of, The Physics of Everyday Things" Paul Halpern's Flashes of Creation introduces us to the human side of the Big Bang: the debate about whether it happened and the effort to develop a consistent mathematical description of the early universe. Flashes of Creation is an engaging look at an important moment in the history of cosmology, and in the era of big data and large, diverse collaborations, it is a valuable retrospective of a distinctly 20th century approach to fundamental physics."
--Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, author of, The Disordered Cosmos


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  • ISBN-13: 9781549192968
  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1549192965
  • Publisher Date: 17 Aug 2021
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate


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