Reviews

Empire of the Stars dramatically succeeds in conveying the clash of scientific ideas and the personal conflicts underlying Chandrasekhar's remarkable anticipation of the existence of black holes in our universe. This is a story that needed to be told. --Roger Penrose, author of The Road to Reality and The Emperor's New Mind Arthur I. Miller, for so long the doyen of historians of modern science, has surpassed himself with this brilliant, elegantly written book. It is a profound story of friendship, disappointment and hope filled with truly remarkable characters; the narrative is also enormously broad in its scope, crossing continents and exploring questions at the heart of our understanding of the universe: What are black holes? Where do they come from? What do they mean? --David Bodanis, author of Electric Universe and E=mc2 Impressively well researched account of a fascinating and complex relationship between two of the giants of 20th-century science. --Marcus Chown, New Scientist Cosmological politics makes for spellbinding dramas. . .page-turning. --George Johnson The New York Times Book Review Weaves two stories into one, making this scientific chronicle read like a novel. --Scientific American Lively and exciting. . .The book is so beautifully written that I read it in one sitting. --Thanu Padmanabhan Nature Impressively well researched account of a fascinating and complex relationship between two of the giants of 20th-century science. --Marcus Chown, New Scientist --