Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe

A half century ago, a shocking Washington Post headline claimed that the world began in five cataclysmic minutes rather than having existed for all time; a skeptical scientist dubbed the maverick theory the Big Bang. In this amazingly comprehensible history of the universe, Simon Singh decodes the mystery behind the Big Bang theory, lading us through the development of one of the most extraordinary, important, and awe-inspiring theories in science.

Author: Simon Singh
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780007162215

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 111

About the Author
Singh, Simon: -

Simon Singh received his Ph.D. in particle physics from the University of Cambridge. A former BBC producer, he directed the BAFTA Award-winning documentary film Fermat's Last Theorem and wrote Fermat's Enigma, the best-selling book on the same subject. His best seller The Code Book was the basis for the BBC series The Science of Secrecy.