Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe
Dennis Overbye. HarperCollins Publishers, $14 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-06-092271-9
Unexpected discoveries, seething rivalries and inspired guesswork are all in a day's work for modern cosmologists, several of whom are profiled here. ``Overbye's personal narrative makes complex realms of conflicting theory and observation accessible to the layperson,'' said PW. Photos. (Jan.)
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Reviewed on: 01/01/1992
Genre: Nonfiction
Paperback - 464 pages - 978-0-316-64896-7