In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought by Harwit, Martin
In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought by Harwit, Martin

In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought

Astrophysicist and scholar Martin Harwit examines how our understanding of the Cosmos advanced rapidly during the twentieth...
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In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought by Harwit, Martin

In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought

$90.58
In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought by Harwit, Martin

In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought

$90.58
Author: Martin Harwit
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Astrophysicist and scholar Martin Harwit examines how our understanding of the Cosmos advanced rapidly during the twentieth century and identifies the factors contributing to this progress. Astronomy, whose tools were largely imported from physics and engineering, benefited mid-century from the U.S. policy of coupling basic research with practical national priorities. This strategy, initially developed for military and industrial purposes, provided astronomy with powerful tools yielding access - at virtually no cost - to radio, infrared, X-ray, and gamma-ray observations. Today, astronomers are investigating the new frontiers of dark matter and dark energy, critical to understanding the Cosmos but of indeterminate socio-economic promise. Harwit addresses these current challenges in view of competing national priorities and proposes alternative new approaches in search of the true Universe. This is an engaging read for astrophysicists, policy makers, historians, and sociologists of science looking to learn and apply lessons from the past in gaining deeper cosmological insight.

Author: Martin Harwit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/18/2013
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781107044067


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About the Author
Harwit, Martin: - Martin Harwit is Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Cornell University. For many years he also served as Director of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. For much of his astrophysical career he built instruments and made pioneering observations in infrared astronomy. His advanced textbook, Astrophysical Concepts, has taught several generations of astronomers through its four editions. Harwit has had an abiding interest in how science advances or is constrained by factors beyond the control of scientists. His book Cosmic Discovery first raised these questions. The present volume explores how philosophical outlook, historical precedents, industrial progress, economic factors, and national priorities have affected our understanding of the cosmos. Harwit is a recipient of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's highest honor, the Bruce Medal, which commends 'his original ideas, scholarship, and thoughtful advocacy'.
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