The Accelerating Universe

Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant, and the Beauty of the Cosmos

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Author:

Livio, Mario

ISBN:

978-0-471-39976-6

Publication Date:

Dec 2000

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $17.95

Book Description:

Advance Praise for The Accelerating Universe " The Accelerating Universe is not only an informative book about modern cosmology. It is rich storytelling and, above all, a celebration of the human mind in its quest for beauty in all things.

Book Details

Pages:	292
Detailed Subjects:	Science / Space Science / Cosmology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6.14 x 9.21 x 0.5 Inches
Book Weight:	0.937 Pounds

Author Biography

Livio, Mario (Author)

Mario Livio was born in 1945 in Romania. When he was 5 years old, he immigrated with his grandparents to Israel. He received undergraduate degrees in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a M.Sc. degree in theoretical particle physics at the Weizmann Institute, and a Ph.D. in theoretical astrophysics at Tel-Aviv University. He was a professor of physics at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology from 1981 until 1991. He is a senior astrophysicist at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute.

He has published over 400 scientific papers. He has also written several books including The Accelerating Universe, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved, Is God a Mathematician?, and Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe. The Golden Ratio received the International Pythagoras Prize and the Peano Prize.

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