How old is the universe? This engrossing book recounts how scientists have achieved the definitive answer to this mystery. Research astronomer John Gribbin offers an insider's view of the thrilling scientific breakthrough of the 1990s, when Hubble Space Telescope data revealed that the universe is older by at least one billion years than the oldest stars.
Editorial Reviews
"Deeply satisfying. . . . Another tour de force from John Gribbin, [who] is one of the great explainers of science." --Sunday Time
"How can we measure the age of the universe? Renowned astronomer Gribbin answers this question." --Publishers Weekly
"If you have ever wondered how scientists determine the age of the universe, then this is your book. --Library Journal
"[Gribbin's] latest, outstanding contribution to the public understanding of science." --Dick Ahlstrom, Irish Times
About the Author
John Gribbin, visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex, is the author of many bestselling books of science, including In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality, The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry and the Theory of Everything, Almost Everyone’s Guide to Science: The Universe, Life, and Everything and Stardust: Supernovae and Life--The Cosmic Connection, the last two published by Yale University Press.
