Hubble, Humason and the Big Bang
The Race to Uncover the Expanding Universe
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The story of Hubble and Humason is one for the ages—and in particular, the Cosmic Age. In this compelling book, science writer Ron Voller digs deep into how and why the two scientists continued to investigate their theory of universal expansion in the face of persistent doubt, contrary theories, and calamitous world events.
The evolution of this dynamic duo’s tenuous friendship and professional partnership is in many ways as intriguing as their groundbreaking work on the evolution of the universe. The book therefore traces their lives from their childhoods into their burgeoning careers, revealing how a World War and their own personal differences stood in the way of initial cooperation. It then shows how despite all this, the two opposites eventually came together in the pursuit of something far greater than themselves.
“Edwin Hubble has often been considered as an island of sorts—a lone wolf of astronomy. But Voller’s book shows otherwise, as he examines Milt Humason’s essential contributions to our understanding of the expanding universe.” - Daniel Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator, History of Science & Technology, The Huntington Library
The story of Hubble and Humason is one for the ages—and in particular, the Cosmic Age. In this compelling book, science writer Ron Voller digs deep into how and why the two scientists continued to investigate their theory of universal expansion in the face of persistent doubt, contrary theories, and calamitous world events.
The evolution of this dynamic duo’s tenuous friendship and professional partnership is in many ways as intriguing as their groundbreaking work on the evolution of the universe. The book therefore traces their lives from their childhoods into their burgeoning careers, revealing how a World War and their own personal differences stood in the way of initial cooperation. It then shows how despite all this, the two opposites eventually came together in the pursuit of something far greater than themselves.
“Edwin Hubble has often been considered as an island of sorts—a lone wolf of astronomy. But Voller’s book shows otherwise, as he examines Milt Humason’s essential contributions to our understanding of the expanding universe.” - Daniel Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator, History of Science & Technology, The Huntington Library
Written for general readers interested in the history of science and physics Provides a full recounting of the partnership between Edwin Hubble and Milton Humason Explores the political and cultural context in which the theory of the expanding universe arose
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Ron Voller
Themen in »Hubble, Humason and the Big Bang«
Edwin Hubble Milton Humason Big Bang theory Steady State theory 1928 IAU convention Mt. Wilson Observatory history Palomar Observatory history Modern-era astrophysics Theory of Universal Expansion
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“I can strongly recommend this book as a skilful and informative mixture of vivid biography and the history of science at a unique time when our picture of cosmology was first coming into focus.” (John Peacock, The Observatory, Vol. 142 (1289), August, 2022)
“The book is a very helpful source for someone attempting to dig into Hubble and Humason's work in some depth. … anyone investigating Hubble or the development of the understanding of the expanding universe would find this book both interesting and useful.” (Popular Science, popsciencebooks.blogspot.com, January 17, 2022)()