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The Very First Light: The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe book cover by John Boslough, John Mather
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The Very First Light: The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe

by John Boslough and John Mather

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Paperback · 384 pages Basic Books · 2008

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The Very First Light

In the early 1990s, a NASA-led team of scientists changed the way we view the universe. With the COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer) project, they showed that the microwave radiation that fills the universe must have come from the Big Bang -- effectively proving the Big Bang theory beyond any doubt. It was one of the greatest scientific findings of our generation, perhaps of all time. In The Very First Light, John Mather, one of COBE's leaders, and science writer John Boslough tell the story of how it was achieved. A gripping tale of big money, bigger egos, tense politics, and cutting-edge engineering, The Very First Light offers a rare insider's account of the world of big science.

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Publisher
Basic Books
Authors
John Boslough, John Mather
Format
Paperback
Published
Sep 30, 2008
ISBN-13
9780465005291
ISBN-10
0465005292
Pages
384
Carton quantity
16 copies
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