Helge Kragh is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Oslo. His works include a biography of P.A.M. Dirac.
"Honorable Mention for the 1997 Award for Best
Professional/Scholarly Book in Physics and Astronomy, Association
of American Publishers"
"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1997"
"An exhilarating read--and not just for cosmologists. For although
Kragh has produced a thoroughly scholarly work, he is nevertheless
an excellent writer and his book could easily be enjoyed by anyone
who is fascinated by the evolution of big scientific ideas. And
they don't come much bigger than the origin, evolution, and fate of
the Universe."---Marcus Chown, New Scientist
"[An] insightful, thoroughly researched treatment of the
intellectual development of modern cosmology."---Woodruff T.
Sullivan III, Science
"[An] excellent book . . . [a] thorough and detailed understanding.
. . has enabled Kragh to write. . . enjoyable descriptions of
complex issues. . . . It is difficult to imagine a more complete
and scholarly account of this epoch of cosmological
history."---Bernard Lovell, The Times Literary Supplement
"As one who has been intimately involved with the subject, I
thoroughly appreciated reading this work.... There are still a few
left who believe that science advances relentlessly in a straight
line. The actual zigzag path is beautifully illuminated in this
book."---Hermann Bondi, Nature
"[A] masterful interpretation of modern cosmology's
emergence."---Karl Hufbauer, Physics Today
"[An] excellent book.... It is difficult to imagine a more complete
and scholarly account of this epoch of cosmological
history."---Bernard Lovell, The Times Literary Supplement
"This is very good scientific history and in some measure
philosophy written by someone who has an understanding of the
process of scientific work. The writing is clear and largely
non-technical. . . . The general ideas that underpin the book hold
for science broadly. Although the focus is cosmology, the book will
appeal to anyone to anyone with an interest in how science actually
works, whether it is through the history or the philosophy."---D.R.
Matravers, Contemporary Physics
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