by Adam Frank
Web browsers
Weinberg, Steven
Westinghouse
Wheeler, John
Whitney, Eli
Wilson, Robert W.
Wilson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)
Winlaton
winter
Witten, Ed
“Works and Days” (Hesiod)
World War II
World Wide Web
writing, invention of
XB-47 Bomber
years
You’ve Got Mail
Zaire
Zel’dovich, Yakov
zero energy
zodiac
Zwicky, Fritz
Zytglogge
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Adam Frank is a theoretical astrophysicist at the University of Rochester in New York, where he runs a research group focusing on supercomputer studies of star formation and stellar death. Along with his research, Professor Frank has held a lifelong interest in the relationship between science and culture. A seasoned contributor to Discover magazine, his work has also appeared in Astronomy, Scientific American and Tricycle. Frank is cofounder of the National Public Radio blog 13.7 Cosmos and Culture, where he contributes weekly. His first book, The Constant Fire: Beyond the Science vs. Religion Debate was picked as one of Seed magazine’s “Books to Read Now”. His writing has earned him an American Astronomical Society writing award and has been included in Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009.
Table of Contents
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication page
Contents
Prologue: Beginnings and Endings
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index
About the Author
