The Biggest Bangs by Jonathan I Katz
For over a quarter of a century, gamma-ray bursts were the outstanding mystery in astronomy. No one knew where they were or how they worked. The Biggest Bangs tells how the mystery was unraveled, from the discovery of gamma-ray bursts by a Cold War satellite system monitoring the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to the localization of bursts in distant galaxies and the observation of surprisingly bright flashes of light from the bursts themselves. The Biggest Bangs is for laymen with an interest in science, physicists and astronomers interested in subjects in those fields not their specialty, students in non-technical astonomy courses, and as supplemental reading for courses in the history of science.
a lively and entertaining book that I can recommend to anyone wishing to know more about gamma-ray bursters * Chris Kitchin, Astronomy Now *
The author gives a lively account of science in action..excellent supplementary reading material for a university student taking a course in physics or astronomy, or as background material for their lectureres who may not be familiar with this subject * Michael Dworetsky, THES *
The author gives a lively account of science in action..excellent supplementary reading material for a university student taking a course in physics or astronomy, or as background material for their lectureres who may not be familiar with this subject * Michael Dworetsky, THES *
Jonathan I. Katz received a PhD from Cornell University at the age of 22. He is an astrophysicist and applied physicist who has worked on problems as diverse as X ray stars, earthquakes, the fracture of glass, and gamma-ray bursts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195145700 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195145704 |
| Title | The Biggest Bangs |
| Author | Jonathan I Katz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2002-07-25 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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