{"product_id":"alpha-and-omega-the-search-for-the-beginning-and-end-of-the-universe-paperback","title":"Alpha and Omega: The Search for the Beginning and End of the Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Seife\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumankind has grappled for millennia with the fundamental questions of the origin and end of the universe--it was a focus of ancient religions and myths and of the inquiries of Aristotle, Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton. Today we are at the brink of discoveries that should soon reveal the deepest secrets of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlpha and Omega is a dispatch from the front lines of the cosmological revolution that is being waged at observatories and laboratories around the world-in Europe, in America, and even in Antarctica--where scientists are actually peering into both the cradle of the universe and its grave. Scientists--including galaxy hunters and microwave eavesdroppers, gravity theorists and atom smashers, all of whom are on the trail of dark matter, dark energy, and the growing inhabitants of the particle zoo-now know how the universe will end and are on the brink of understanding its beginning. Their findings will be among the greatest triumphs of science, even towering above the deciphering of the human genome. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the book you need to help understand the frequent front-page headlines heralding dramatic cosmological discoveries. It makes cutting-edge science both crystal clear and wonderfully exciting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Seife is the author of five previous books, including \u003ci\u003eProofiness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZero, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the PEN\/Martha Albrand Award for first nonfiction and was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable book. He has written for a wide variety of publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Wired, New Scientist, Science, Scientific American, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor of journalism at New York University and lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47664787128541,"sku":"9780142004463","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/RmjjPl5S0M9780142004463.webp?v=1773914659","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/alpha-and-omega-the-search-for-the-beginning-and-end-of-the-universe-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}