The Light at the Edge of the Universe: Leading Cosmologists on the Brink of a Scientific Revolution

Lemonick, an editor at Time , creates a theme park of cosmological theory, matching concepts and proponents like so many rides and characters, e.g., George Blumenthal and Ed Turner in Cold Dark Matter Land. Lemonick journeys through the night skies of physical astronomy with working observers and theorists, discussing in easy-going prose the impact of new discoveries on current models of the universe at a level aimed toward a general audience. Readers more cosmologically literate, who might find the interviews with this generation of cosmologists like strings of structure in a book missing much of its mass, are directed to Robert Wright's study, Three Scientists and Their Gods . On the whole, however, Lemonick nicely balances the vastness and profundity of his subject with an engaging, accessible treatment. Photos not seen by PW. (May)