Alpha and Omega
Posted on May 21st, 2008
by
sanmugan
ALPHA AND OMEGA
The search for the beginning and the end of the Universe
By Charles Selfe
Lucid explanations of some of the most mind boggling scientific ideas of our time are to be found in this story of a cosmological revolution and the scientists who bringing about it. The author takes us on a gallop across time, from the mythological origins of the Universe to the theories of Aristotle, Galileo, Copernicus, and Newton. After that he introduces us to the newest figures on then trail: galaxy hunters, atom smashers, micro wave eavesdroppers and gravity theorists. He discusses dark matters, dark energy and the particle zoo, and reveals bitter rivalries between brilliant minds.
Here is a cutting edge science made crystal clear







