Losing the Nobel Prize by Brian Keating
The inside story of a quest to unlock one of cosmologys biggest mysteries, derailed by the lure of the Nobel Prize.
"[Keating] is a deft writer, interweaving the science with personal musings" -- Nature
"By losing the Nobel Prize, Keating has led us to an even greater victory: the recognition that there are more important things in this Universe… than the fleeting glory of an earthly award." -- Forbes
"A riveting account of the rise and fall of the seeming confirmation of the cosmological theory of inflation... Keating offers vivid profiles of the personalities involved in shaping our modern view of the universe." -- Science
"Losing the Nobel Prize dissects the error-prone humanity of science, but cuts the ugly details with beauty... Charming and clever, Losing the Nobel Prize bounces between clear explanations of nitty-gritty science, accounts of personal relationships and historical lessons." -- ScienceNews
"A compelling personal memoir, a fascinating history of cosmology, and an interesting firsthand account of a dramatic scientific adventure." -- Physics Today
"By losing the Nobel Prize, Keating has led us to an even greater victory: the recognition that there are more important things in this Universe… than the fleeting glory of an earthly award." -- Forbes
"A riveting account of the rise and fall of the seeming confirmation of the cosmological theory of inflation... Keating offers vivid profiles of the personalities involved in shaping our modern view of the universe." -- Science
"Losing the Nobel Prize dissects the error-prone humanity of science, but cuts the ugly details with beauty... Charming and clever, Losing the Nobel Prize bounces between clear explanations of nitty-gritty science, accounts of personal relationships and historical lessons." -- ScienceNews
"A compelling personal memoir, a fascinating history of cosmology, and an interesting firsthand account of a dramatic scientific adventure." -- Physics Today
Brian Keating is a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego; a Fellow of the American Physical Society; a commercially rated pilot; and the director of the Simons Observatory. He received the 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for his work on BICEP. He lives with his family in La Jolla, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393357394 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393357392 |
| Title | Losing the Nobel Prize |
| Author | Brian Keating |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2019-11-19 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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