The 4 percent universe : dark matter, dark energy, and the race to discover the rest of reality
Panek, Richard2011
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In recent years, a handful of scientists have been in a race to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe: only 4% of it consists of the matter that makes up you, me, and every star and planet. The rest is completely unknown. This is the epic, inside story of the Nobel Prize-winning race to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energy, the greatest mysteries remaining in science. In exhilarating and behind-the-scenes detail, Panek takes his readers on a tour of the bitter rivalries and fruitful collaborations, the eureka moments and blind alleys, that have fueled the search, redefined science, and reinvented the universe.
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Edition:
1st Mariner Books ed.
Imprint:
Boston : Mariner Books, 2011.
Collation:
xviii, 297 p. ; 21 cm.
Variant title:
Cover title: 4% universe : dark matter, dark energy, and the race to discover the rest of reality
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-276) and index.
Contents:
Pt. I. More than meets the eye -- 1. Let there be light -- 2. What's out there -- 3. Choosing halos -- Pt. II. Lo and behold -- 4. Getting in the game -- 5. Staying in the game -- 6. The game -- Pt. III. The face of the deep -- 7. The Flat Universe Society -- 8. Hello, Lambda -- 9. The tooth fairy twice -- Pt. IV. Less than meets the eye -- 10. The curse of the Bambino -- 11. The Thing -- 12. Must come down.
ISBN:
97805475775790547577575
Dewey class:
523.1126
LC class:
QB981
Language:
English
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BRN:
13056
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| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 523.1126 PANE | Available |