Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos
by Dennis Overbye
Stuart Clark says: This is a massively ambitious book, describing the way cosmology progressed in the 20th century through the stories of the people who made the advances
Andrew Lawrence says: If you want to know how astronomy really works then this is a book you should read. It is warts and all, about the competing personalities
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“If you want to know how astronomy really works then this is a book you should read. It is warts and all, about the competing personalities.” Read more...
Andrew Lawrence, Physicist
“Dennis Overbye does a wonderful job of showing just how incredibly driven a lot of these scientists were to achieve scientific goals.” Read more...
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Deborah Blum, Science Writer
“This is a massively ambitious book, describing the way cosmology progressed in the 20th century through the stories of the people who made the advances.” Read more...
Stuart Clark, Novelist
