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Dewey Class	523.109 (DDC 23)
Title	Masters of the Universe : conversations with cosmologists of the past ([Ebook]) / Helge Kragh
Author	Kragh, Helge , 1944-
Other name(s)	Oxford Scholarship Online
Publication	Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press , 2015
Physical Details	1 online resource
ISBN	9780191789564
Note	Print publication date: 2014. - Print ISBN-13: 9780198722892. - Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2015
Summary Note	This book is a different way of telling the story about how our modern picture of the universe came into being. From about 1910 to 1970 cosmology underwent a revolutionary change from a somewhat speculative theory of the classical, static universe to an observationally based science of the expanding universe starting in a big bang. The book tells the fascinating story of how modern cosmology developed, and it does so in an unusual format that blends factual and fictional elements. It is based on a series of recently unearthed interviews that an imagined person (CCN) conducted over a long period of time with distinguished astronomers and physicists. Among the interviewed scientists are giants such as Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, and George Gamow, but also scientists who are less well known today or not primarily known as cosmologists. They include Karl Schwarzschild, Paul Dirac, and Svante Arrhenius. The last of the interviews is from the summer of 1965, shortly after the discovery of the cosmic microwave background. By following the interviews the reader gets a lively and “almost authentic” impression of the problems that faced the early generation of cosmologists–and that even before cosmology became recognized as a proper science. Although the interviews are purely fictional, a product of the author’s imagination, they could have taken place just as reported. They are solidly based on historical facts and are supplemented with careful annotations and references to the literature. In this way the book bridges the gap between scholarly and popular history of science.:
Mode of acces to digital resource	Digital reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format.
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users)
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198722892.001.0001
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Cosmology . Cosmology - History . See Also: Cosmology - Congresses . Authors: Kragh, Helge 1944- . Corporate Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online . Classification: 523.109 (DDC 23) .

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