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From Nobel Prize-winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles, the story of cosmology from Einstein to today
Modern cosmology began a century ago with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and his notion of a homogenous, philosophically satisfying cosmos. Cosmology's Century is the story of how generations of scientists built on…
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1 author picked Cosmology's Century as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love P.G.E. Peebles’ book because it is a history with a personal perspective from one of the greatest academic cosmologists of our time. Peebles did more than anyone else to make cosmology a respectable field for academic study, including for myself.
His personal anecdotes give a unique and priceless “insider’s” point of view at the elbow of cosmology’s greatest teacher. I could put myself right there as he and his colleagues discovered Nature’s most closely held secrets!
From Eugene's list on science of universe (cosmology).
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